Yoshino, Shiho: The Thermodynamics of Load Dumping: An LMT Framework for Recognizing Exploitation and Protecting One’s An-soku Space

This paper examines the intuitive discomfort many sensitive individuals feel when encountering “selfish” or exploitative people. Within Load Minimization Theory (LMT), this sensation is formalized as Load Dumping — the act of transferring one’s unprocessed internal load (U + F + E) onto others. We propose a mathematical description of this mechanism and introduce Defensive Re-Tagging as a practical protective strategy. The framework not only explains why such interactions feel draining, but also