Higher technical selectivity means more dependence on conditions, not more freedom

Evidence

As one may deduce from the mathematical understanding of the world implicit in the natural sciences and in machine technology, higher selectivity and contingency in technical achievements in no way mean chance, uncertainty, will or arbitrary choice in experiencing and acting. On the contrary, they mean increasing dependence on conditions and on limitations. — Niklas Luhmann, Trust and Power, 745

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies that contingency in Luhmann’s technical sense means condition-dependence, not randomness or free will — an essential distinction for understanding system trust.
• XREF: Directly relevant to Giddens’s faceless commitments — systems acquire their authority precisely because they are condition-governed, not arbitrary.