---
entity_slug: idle_consumers
entity_type: Element
vsm_system: S3
type_rationale: Idle Consumers are a persistent group of agents in society who exist
  as a distinct category of economic actors, making them a stock or agent that persists
  rather than a process or relation.
vsm_rationale: As consumers who drain productive capacity without contributing to
  production, Idle Consumers represent a resource allocation concern that management
  (S3) must account for when controlling how the annual produce is distributed between
  productive and unproductive uses.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T11:09:19.861443'
---

# Classification: Idle Consumers

## Entity Type

Element

## VSM System

S3

## Type Rationale

Idle Consumers are a persistent group of agents in society who exist as a distinct category of economic actors, making them a stock or agent that persists rather than a process or relation.

## VSM Rationale

As consumers who drain productive capacity without contributing to production, Idle Consumers represent a resource allocation concern that management (S3) must account for when controlling how the annual produce is distributed between productive and unproductive uses.
