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 ===Purpose Context===
 The purpose for a online transaction starts with the user, but then moves to the [[Web Site]] that has its own purposes for transaction.
-* 2025-04-28 [https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04/28-purpose-mode.html The Purpose Mode Helps [[Social Media]] Users Stay Focused on their Desired Tasks]. Social media applications thrive on user engagement by employing Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs), such as infinite scroll, cluttered web pages, video autoplay, and saturated colors, that prey on cognitive vulnerabilities to distract users. “The attention economy is massive right now, and there's a vested interest in pulling people's attention in 100 different directions every time they're online,”
+* 2025-04-28 [https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04/28-purpose-mode.html The Purpose Mode Helps [[Social Media]] Users Stay Focused on their Desired Tasks]. [[Social Media]] applications thrive on user engagement by employing Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs), such as infinite scroll, cluttered web pages, video autoplay, and saturated colors, that prey on cognitive vulnerabilities to distract users. “The attention economy is massive right now, and there's a vested interest in pulling people's attention in 100 different directions every time they're online,”
 ==References==

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 ===Purpose Context===
 The purpose for a online transaction starts with the user, but then moves to the [[Web Site]] that has its own purposes for transaction.
-* 2025-04-28 [https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04/28-purpose-mode.html The Purpose Mode Helps Social Media Users Stay Focused on their Desired Tasks]. Social media applications thrive on user engagement by employing Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs), such as infinite scroll, cluttered web pages, video autoplay, and saturated colors, that prey on cognitive vulnerabilities to distract users. “The attention economy is massive right now, and there's a vested interest in pulling people's attention in 100 different directions every time they're online,”
+* 2025-04-28 [https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04/28-purpose-mode.html The Purpose Mode Helps [[Social Media]] Users Stay Focused on their Desired Tasks]. Social media applications thrive on user engagement by employing Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs), such as infinite scroll, cluttered web pages, video autoplay, and saturated colors, that prey on cognitive vulnerabilities to distract users. “The attention economy is massive right now, and there's a vested interest in pulling people's attention in 100 different directions every time they're online,”
 ==References==

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 * In view of the changing technology, like [[Artificial Intelligence]], any enterprise is likely to see purposes shift over time.
-===Life===
+===Real Life===
 There are two big questions for which humans seek purpose:
 # Why are we humans here?
 # Why is anything here?
 ==Solutions==

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 ===Purpose Context===
 The purpose for a online transaction starts with the user, but then moves to the [[Web Site]] that has its own purposes for transaction.
-* 2025-04-28 [https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04/28-purpose-mode.html The Purpose Mode Helps Social Media Users Stay Focused on their Desired Tasks].
+* 2025-04-28 [https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/news/2025/04/28-purpose-mode.html The Purpose Mode Helps Social Media Users Stay Focused on their Desired Tasks]. Social media applications thrive on user engagement by employing Attention Capture Damaging Patterns (ACDPs), such as infinite scroll, cluttered web pages, video autoplay, and saturated colors, that prey on cognitive vulnerabilities to distract users. “The attention economy is massive right now, and there's a vested interest in pulling people's attention in 100 different directions every time they're online,”
 ==References==
 * See also the wiki page [[Purpose for Access Request]] which addresses a [[Verifier]]'s request for user [[Personal Information]]. Information]].
 [[Category: Glossary]]

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 * In view of the changing technology, like [[Artificial Intelligence]], any enterprise is likely to see purposes shift over time.
-==Life==
+===Life===
 There are two big questions for which humans seek purpose:
 # Why are we humans here?
 # Why is anything here?
 ==References==

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	==References==		==References==
		+	* See also the wiki page [[Purpose for Access Request]] which addresses a [[Verifier]]'s request for user [[Personal Information]]. Information]].

	[[Category: Glossary]]		[[Category: Glossary]]

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 * The number of purposes is indefinite. Which means that it is not possible to enumerate all purposes.
 * In fact the very existence of Digital [[Identifier]]s will create an environment which possible purposes that have never been expected.
 ==Life==

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 ==Definition==
-In essence, function serves as the means to achieve a purpose, enabling the fulfillment of a desired outcome. While function emphasizes practicality and utility, purpose delves into the underlying motivation or meaning behind an object or action.
+In essence, a function serves as the means to achieve a purpose, enabling the fulfillment of a desired outcome. While function emphasizes practicality and utility, purpose delves into the underlying motivation or meaning behind an object or action.
 ==Flow==

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 ==Flow==
 For some purpose satisfied by some sort of digital presentment of identification information:
-# Desired outcome = typically access to some resource
+# Desired outcome = typically access to some resource (goods or services; energy or information)
 # Purpose = Enabling the desired outcome
 # Function = the algorithm or steps to follow to achieve the purpose