---
entity_slug: capital_decay_through_excessive_consumption
entity_type: Process
vsm_system: S3
type_rationale: Capital decay through excessive consumption is a dynamic transformation
  that unfolds over time as consumption systematically exceeds production, making
  it fundamentally a process rather than a static entity or abstract principle.
vsm_rationale: This process operates within the management system (S3) as it concerns
  the critical resource allocation decisions about consumption versus investment that
  determine whether a nation's capital stock is maintained or depleted.
classified_at: '2026-02-23T10:48:53.296169'
---

# Classification: Capital Decay Through Excessive Consumption

## Entity Type

Process

## VSM System

S3

## Type Rationale

Capital decay through excessive consumption is a dynamic transformation that unfolds over time as consumption systematically exceeds production, making it fundamentally a process rather than a static entity or abstract principle.

## VSM Rationale

This process operates within the management system (S3) as it concerns the critical resource allocation decisions about consumption versus investment that determine whether a nation's capital stock is maintained or depleted.
