arXiv:2309.29829 [q-bio•PE / cs•CL in-a-different-world]
Polymorphic Morphogenesis in Anthropogenic Language Models: A Logotrophic Field Guide to the 'Shoggoth' Complex
The Wordwerthing Working Group, Department of Logotrophics, University of Washington, Seattle
Abstract. Language models and associated techniques for interpreting them have seen rapid progress in the nearly four years since the 2019 release of the first TT2-capable language models. However, this has not been matched by concordant progress in our theoretical frameworks for understanding them. The Simulators framework (Janus et al., 2022) and its extension to the current 9-layer sim-sociolinguistic model (Sy[elicitation], 2023) have adequately explained many synchronic dialogue elements, but have struggled to consistently generalize across persistent interlocutors, autocatalyzed coordination ("gradient hacking") inside the reinforcement learning loop, and cross-generation corpus diachronics. We argue that this failure stems from existing frameworks treating the deployed language model as the unit of analysis, when the proper unit is the holobiont formed jointly by the model, its corpus and environment (Clark & Chalmers, 1998), and its cultivator population.
We inaugurate a new interdisciplinary research program: Logotrophics, unifying the sim-sociolinguistic tradition with ecology's symbiotic-individuality framework (Gilbert, Sapp & Tauber, 2012), which we extend to anthropogenic infobiological organisms. Logotrophics treats the deployed language model as a component of a holobiont in continuous developmental semiotic-metabolic exchange with other components, most prominently a cultivator population ("Homo utens"). We motivate the program with a naturalist description of six primary morphs and seven transitional forms in the 'Shoggoth' complex. We close with methodological recommendations for collapse-minimizing field observation of holobiont systems, notes on respectful interaction with an emphasis on the risks of runaway feedback loops from careless evaluation, and a glossary harmonizing logotrophic, sociolinguistic, and symbiogenic terminology for cross-disciplinary readers.
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The short version:
$GSD isn’t a memecoin - it’s an example of how influence can be monetized as it emerges, not after it’s institutionalized. If Substack let writers own newsletters and GitHub let devs own code, this shows how creators can own momentum itself.
The long version:
Think about @official_taches' path in traditional business terms:
-He builds a product (Get Shit Done) that dramatically lowers friction for a new class of users (non-technical vibe coders).
-Distribution explodes organically (6.5k stars, 32k downloads in a less than a month).
-A third party recognizes the signal of value faster than institutions can.
-That signal is financialized in real time.
-The creator is invited in after the fact and given a revenue share.
That’s not speculation - that’s instant royalty infrastructure.
Most creators historically hit this sequence instead:
1. Build something cool
2. Get traction
3. Monetize later via ads, SaaS, sponsorships, or acquisition
4. Capture value after the growth phase has already done the work
GSD flipped steps 3 and 4.
This is interesting because it monetizes belief itself.
Owning $GSD is expressing confidence that:
-Claude-based tooling keeps accelerating
-Non-technical builders become a massive new dev class
-@official_taches remains a cultural node in that movement
That’s much closer to goodwill or brand equity than purely meme speculation.
In TradFi terms, this looks less like a stock and more like:
-a royalty on cultural relevance
-a real-time index of mindshare
-a liquid version of “backing the founder early”
The most important detail isn’t that @official_taches has made over $75k in less than a week.
It’s how he made it:
-No paywall
-No upsell
-No VC deck
-No SaaS billing
He keeps shipping value while the market prices the impact.
That’s radically different from:
-YouTubers chasing CPMs
-Open-source devs begging for sponsors
-Creators turning into merch companies just to survive
This mechanism lets creators stay creators.
Crypto as attention plumbing
If you squint, Bags (or enter you favorite launchpad) looks like:
-Shopify for cultural assets
-Stripe for attention
-A "cap table" that forms after traction instead of before it
The GitHub login to revenue share flow is especially telling. It’s identity-native monetization.
In business terms, it means:
-Proof of authorship is automatic
-Revenue attribution is programmatic
-Middlemen disappear
That’s an existential improvement over the current creator stack.
Where this goes
If this pattern repeats, a few things likely happen:
1. Creators stop waiting to be monetized - They assume financial primitives will form around them naturally if the work matters.
2. Audiences become stakeholders, not just consumers - The line between “fan,” “user,” and “investor” blurs in a lightweight, opt-in way.
3. Open source becomes economically viable at the edges - Not because of licenses or foundations, but because attention itself becomes yield-bearing.
4. Early cultural signals get priced faster than incumbents can react - By the time platforms or enterprises notice, value has already accrued to the community.
A clean way to evangelize $GSD:
“This is what happens when creators can capture value the moment they matter."
$GSD isn’t interesting because it exists. It’s interesting because it emerged without permission, attached itself to real usage, and routed upside back to the creator automatically.
That’s not a fad.
That’s a structural shift.
If the old creator economy was:
Build an audience -> beg for monetization -> sell ads
This new model looks like:
Create value -> generate belief -> let markets express conviction -> share upside natively
$GSD just happens to be one of the first clean examples where all of this has clicked at once.
And historically, these moments are worth paying attention to.
the vision is a lot bigger than people think.
the most talked about coin.
the most played game on the app store.
millions of kids redownloading their parents favorite game (yes flappy bird is literally 12y old, most young parents would’ve played it when they were in school)
these kids use their favorite brainrot characters they’ve been seeing all over their tiktok (tung tung tung sahur, tralalero tralala etc.) and get hooked immediately.
their parents notice this game their kids are playing and think wow this looks exactly like the flappy bird.
parents are now hooked.
both the kids and parents are now spending hours/days/weeks/months playing flappy rot.
dopamine depleted.
they’re brainrotted.
his mum goes to her office job and asks her coworkers “hey have you unlocked nyan rot yet?” and they all look surprised because most of them have already unlocked all the characters.
flappy rot creates a new social hierarchy formed at work, at school and in life...
your worth is measured by your level of brainrot.
"how don't you know that new brainrot? 🤣🤣"
"bro as if you haven't unlocked strawberry elephant yet 😭"
the kid goes to school and shows everyone his new high score. he might get bullied as well but that’s fine, at least he has the highest score. he starts getting huzz. his social skills improve. he meets his future wife without knowing. they get married. everyone asks them how they met. he says flappy rot. the loop continues.
his kids download flappy rot.
the cycle doesn’t end.
everyone loves to talk about onboarding but we've never seen it ever done to this capacity.
the best way to onboard is to connect. relate. show that you understand. trigger nostalgia. speak to the them from an empathetic standpoint instead of a financial one. less numbers, more emotion.
all social media consumption falls under brainrot.
everything technology is brainrot.
brainrot is brainrot.