— Preference Shaping
Preferences were not collected. They were inferred. The system tracked selection frequency, abandonment points, and return intervals. What users chose mattered less than what they avoided. Repeated non-selection carried more signal than explicit choice. Over time, preference models stabilized. Options that aligned with prior behavior surfaced earlier. Others remained available but increasingly distant. The interface did not remove them. It learned when not to present them. Users interpreted this as personalization. They felt understood. They felt seen. In practice, the system reduced exposure to variance. Preference was treated as a projection of future compliance rather than an expression of desire. When behavior contradicted earlier patterns, the model adjusted slowly, favoring c
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