In Cybernetics 3 (Cyb3), pain is reconceptualized as a systemic and phenomenological construct that disrupts organizational value (OV) by increasing entropy within biological and social systems.

This framework quantifies pain as "dysfunctional value" (DV), measured in bits, to assess its impact on individual and collective functionality. By linking pain to the generation or reduction of OV, cybernetics provides a novel methodology for tracking the evolution of diseases, comparing pain experiences across individuals, and understanding pain's role in everyday life.

This approach shifts the focus from pain as a mere symptom to a measurable driver of systemic dysfunction, offering insights into its broader implications for health, adaptation, and societal stability.

The precise measurement of pain within this model aims to enable a deeper understanding of its disruptive power and its potential as a catalyst for systemic recalibration and optimization.