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Teleological Hedonic Optimization — a purpose classification framework for software and human activity

High Noon

Teleological Hedonic Optimization (THO) — a purpose classification framework for software and human activity.

What is this?

High Noon is a framework for classifying software by the human purposes it serves, not the technology it uses. It measures the hedonic quality of purpose fulfillment and the full cost of achievement across financial, temporal, social, and environmental dimensions.

Core Concepts

• HTC (Hedonic Teleology Classification) — What human purpose does this software serve, and at what quality?
• HQC (Hedonic Quality Cost) — What does it cost to achieve that purpose, across every dimension?
• HQCM (Hedonic Quality Cost Modifier) — How does the software change each cost, for whom, and when?
• HTA (Hedonic Teleology Assessment) — The evaluation process that produces HTCs and HQCs
• TCS (Teleological Classification System) — The taxonomy of human purposes, grounded in empirical data

Grounded in empirical research

The classification system is built on validated federal and academic taxonomies:

• ATUS (American Time Use Survey) — BLS classification of how humans spend time
• MIT Living Wage Calculator — Essential human needs and expenditure categories
• BLS CPI — Hedonic quality adjustment methodology for measuring value

Status

Pre-alpha. The framework is under active conceptual development.

License

MIT