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The same power laws appear at phase transitions. Criticality and scale invariance are two faces of one phenomenon.\n- [convergence-c11](/a/convergence-c11) — Networks / Small-World / Scale-Free. Scale-free networks ARE fractal structure in connectivity. No characteristic scale means events of all sizes.\n- [convergence-c16](/a/convergence-c16) — Branching / Optimal Transport. Hierarchical branching networks follow the same scaling laws. The geometry is the mechanism.\n- [convergence-c02](/a/convergence-c02) — Least Action / Variational Principles. Scale invariance extremizes. The stationary path is the scale-free path.\n- [convergence-c06](/a/convergence-c06) — Information / Entropy / Compression. Fractals are compressible. The Mandelbrot set fits in one line of code. 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Real rivers have meanders and dams. Real coastlines erode. The model is a limit. Nature approximates it. Approximation is not failure. 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We do not know if stock fluctuations are truly scale-free or merely look that way. The pattern is real. Its boundaries are fuzzy. The honest position: scale invariance is widespread, not universal. 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Measure it carefully. Control for temperature. Control for activity. If the exponent diverges consistently across a clade, the WBE model collapses. Find a branching network where the fractal dimension changes unpredictably as you zoom. Find a coastline that becomes smooth at small scales. 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