Reality and Fiction are grounded in the same normative topology: the Deontic-Expressive Field (DEF). Both require Calibration, Uptake, and Ratification. The distinction lies not in ontological essence but in Chrono-Topic Configuration: Reality achieves ratification through embodied co-presence; Fiction remains suspended across distinct chrono-topes. Procedural Systems (ERF/DE)—including AI, law, and corporations—lack ontological vulnerability entirely. This article articulates the vectorial split within the DEF, the activation mechanism of the Switch, and the Evental Model of Optimality: "Reality is the best fiction—the one that won the gamble of co-presence."
Ionel Pop (Wed,) studied this question.