{
  "handle": "UptakeOverTimestamp",
  "mechanism": "Resolves canonical status conflicts by prioritizing Usage Volume (uptake) over Registration Time (timestamp). When querying for a concept Handle, the system returns the variant with the highest `Reference_Count` or `Execution_Count`. The usage signal it ranks on is the one {{uptake_as_ground}} establishes.",
  "gloss": "Usage determines canonical status, not who minted first",
  "failure_modes": [
    "The Facebook {{problem}} (Network Effects): A mediocre pattern with high early uptake becomes impossible to dislodge by a superior new pattern.",
    "Cold Start: New patterns have 0 uptake, making them invisible to discovery algorithms."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Canonical status is decided by the declared uptake metric.",
    "Creation date is not a factor in ranking."
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "Multiple patterns exist for similar concepts",
    "Usage metrics available"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "Canonical pattern identified",
    "Squatted/Dead patterns suppressed"
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 2,
    "ring": 1,
    "supersedes": [
      "sema:UptakeOverTimestamp#mh:SHA-256:9f0fffcbeef00cd271526bb7a2849998c76e242ed74d36d0058b1849379c57ab",
      "sema:UptakeOverTimestamp#mh:SHA-256:6bf8a742fd1b01e216ba358b07d006f38844aee39fff285c1367c13f6d2321a7",
      "sema:UptakeOverTimestamp#mh:SHA-256:54445c60697025211f92b959746d4469418d7d343e673ca20f0f00fcf7937b3d"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Protocols"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:UptakeOverTimestamp#mh:SHA-256:4583f9cb37df87ad847dfa423729dd7b203b33e48c5a5b96cb8baca54fc56df6",
  "sema_ref": "UptakeOverTimestamp#4583",
  "sema_stub": "4583",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "problem": "sema:Problem#mh:SHA-256:2580c43677ec78ee7ee428d200662c6096e4eab38c2c5a868154979074cc0f08",
      "uptake_as_ground": "sema:UptakeAsGround#mh:SHA-256:2882a755200d95be27c166d7d2649141db86c771feaff879d4ff44f14bbb4e88"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Protocols",
  "used_by": {}
}