Jiang, Lina: Narrative Layering or Information Noise? Why Arbitrary Constraints Cannot Solve Financial Decidability Problems

Abstract This study evaluates the scholarly validity of the Narrquest framework (Chen, 2026) through the lenses of financial decision-making and control theory. While Chen claims that "Invalidity Conditions (ICs)" and "self-constraints" optimize problem definitions, we contend the framework suffers from a terminal category error. By analyzing the decoupling of technical optimization from narrative (IC-2) and the retreat into value incommensurability (IC-3), this study demonstrates that within a.