Principlev1
Use past survival duration to predict future survival
Use past survival duration to predict future survival duration for non-perishable knowledge, assigning longer expected lifespans to ideas that have already persisted longer (the Lindy heuristic).
Why This Is a Principle
Applies Patterns Exist in Hierarchical Logical Levels (hierarchical patterns) as a prediction heuristic. Not itself an axiom because it's a derived estimation rule. The principle prescribes using temporal persistence as a proxy for robustness—older ideas have survived more selection pressure.