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On the fence

Frameworks and narratives that sit on the boundary of SPLectrum’s structural territory — with both interesting parallels and substantive contrast. Not fully aligned, not fully opposed. Both the overlap and the divergence reveal something.

Equal standing means taking these views seriously on their own terms. Not endorsement, not dismissal. Where parallels with SPLectrum appear, they are noted. Where the frameworks diverge, the divergence is examined — what structural commitment produces the difference, and what that difference reveals about both sides.

• Mutualism — a 19th century vocabulary carrying assumptions that silently undercut what it argues for, and where the 20th century recodings move toward structural territory