SOCIOPLASTICS 505 · Proteolytic Transmutation
Metabolic Pruning
Author: Anto Lloveras · LAPIEZA-LAB · Madrid · 2026
ORCID: 0009-0009-9820-3319
Node: 505 · Layer: Protocol Layer · Series: Core I · Operative Protocols
Tracker: 505-TRACKER · System ID: SOCIOPLASTICS-2026-DECALOGUE
Requires: 504-EXEC · Precedes: 506-EXEC
Version: v2.2.0 · Date: 2026-02-15 · License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Slug: socioplastics-505-proteolytictransmutation-metabolic-pruning
Zenodo record: https://zenodo.org/records/18681278
Abstract
Subtraction becomes intensification. ProteolyticTransmutation digests semantic excess into structural fuel, preventing calcification through enzymatic intervention. The protocol degrades inert mass, recycles residues, and increases signal density. Forgetting becomes intelligence; the Curated Void becomes value. AI accelerates selection as EnzymaticAgent.
Keywords
ProteolyticTransmutation; Socioplastics; Anto Lloveras; Metabolic Pruning; Semantic Subtraction; Enzymatic Intervention; Curated Void; Signal Density; Archive Maintenance; AI Curation; Sennett; Thoreau; McHarg; Citton; Tsing
Protocol Order
SCAN: Identify semantic excess and inert mass in the corpus.
ENZYME: Deploy proteolytic intervention to degrade obsolete structures.
RECYCLE: Convert degraded residues into structural fuel for new formations.
PRUNE: Remove excess until signal density increases without epistemic loss.
CURATE: Maintain the Void as an active productive absence.
Deployment Context
Archive maintenance; curatorial pruning; circular economy; AI-assisted knowledge curation.
Validation Metric
≥10% signal-to-noise increase without measurable epistemic loss, verified through IRR and paraphrase tests.
Core Statement
ProteolyticTransmutation treats subtraction as structural intelligence. Semantic excess is not waste but raw material. The enzymatic cut does not destroy; it intensifies. Forgetting becomes the highest form of curation.
Genealogical Articulation
Sennett's craftsman defines calibrated subtraction as virtue. Thoreau's Walden removes ontological friction through simplicity. McHarg's design with nature applies ecological metabolism to systemic pruning. Citton's ecology of attention frames forgetting as structural intelligence. Tsing's mushroom demonstrates survival through metabolic adaptation.
References
Sennett, R. (2008). The Craftsman. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Thoreau, H.D. (1854). Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields.
McHarg, I.L. (1969). Design with Nature. Garden City, NY: Natural History Press.
Citton, Y. (2014). The Ecology of Attention. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Tsing, A.L. (2015). The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Autonomy Clause
Node 505 operates as an independent executable unit within the Socioplastics Decalogue. Its protocol remains legible in isolation while remaining interoperable within the wider system architecture. It is validation-ready for institutional deployment.
Canonical Citation
Lloveras, A. (2026). Socioplastics 505 · Proteolytic Transmutation: Metabolic Pruning (v2.2.0). LAPIEZA-LAB, Madrid. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18681278.