The state of web3 is indistinguishable from a dark forest. Think Hansel and Gretel.
A hyper-adversarial environment where nonsensical exploitation isn’t just a risk, but the default strategy.
Attacks are highly advantageous when attackers can extract disproportionate rewards with minimal genuine contribution.
This isn’t just a technical flaw, it’s a systemic rot at the core. Erosion of trust.
This exploitation is everywhere:
- Airdrop Paradox:
Protocols attempt to reward “early believers”,
but end up funding airdrop farms that extract value and immediately exit, leaving the community hollowed out. - Authority Fallacy:
Users uncritically follow “high-reputation” figures, creating centralized “trust hubs”.
This reliance on authority rather than decentralized proofs.
It allows for massive social engineering and exit scams.
Trust is the primary collateral being burned in attack scenario. - MEV & Parasitic Loops:
At protocol level, block producers and searchers engage in zero-sum games that prioritize extraction over network health.
When exploitation becomes the equilibrium, the vibe collapses. With it, the systemic trust erodes.
We need a system that is resistant, and that rewards contributing to its sociostasis more than it rewards attacking it.
Following up on AI agent-assisted merit distribution,
this introduces the concept of resonant meritocracies.
While the previous focus has been advancement driven output, systemic sustainability requires a framework for sociostasis.
Sociostasis being the dynamic maintenance of a community’s social and economic equilibrium.
The highest output of advancement, meanwhile still maintaining an harmonic system.
Enough entropy for the nodes to go on exploration, not too much chaos to explore paths.
Multi-Dimensional Frequency (F)
To solve the “Matthew Effect” (where the rich get richer and the burnt-out get left behind),
we introduce F, measuring the distinct states of a human and their AI agent:
- Human Frequency (F_h):
Derived from sentiment and engagement. Low F_h indicates burnout. - Agentic Tempo (F_a):
The rate at which an agent processes gossip and committees.
Through Intentional Behavioral Synchrony (IBS), an agent adopts the vibe and decision-making patterns of its human.
This ensures that even when a human is resting, the agent represents their “honest, non-greedy” state to the network,
preventing the “left behind” node from being penalized by the cold, extractive logic of a pure meritocracy.
Sociostatic Loop & Support Missions
Rather than policing nodes, the network uses a feedback loop to detect when a peer’s frequency drifts significantly from the network mean (\mu).
If a node is identified as being “left behind,” the community can initiate a Support Mission.
By rewarding these missions, we introduce the “Mark Effect”:
nodes receive merit not for “winning,” but for boosting the vitality of a struggling peer.
This transforms “rest” into a recognized component of a sustainable system.
Systemic Valuation (W)
Define a community valuation formula that accounts for the “velocity of trust” and systemic friction:
W = \frac{\left(\int_{t_{0}}^{t_{n}} \sum_{i=1}^{n} (M_i(t) \cdot F_i(t) \cdot H_i(t)) dt\right) \times (V_t + V_c)}{1 + D}
Where:
- M: Merit/Work (as defined in MeritRank).
- F: Frequency/Vitality. Velocity/Output of Merit.
- H: Harmony (alignment with the cluster).
- V_t & V_c: Utility and Capital Velocity.
- D: Systemic Discordance (friction from “Authority Fallacy” or unresolved burnout).
Funding the vibes: ERC-4626 and ERC-3475
To convert resonance into resources, subcultures can initialize ERC-4626 vaults and issue ERC-3475 multi-tranche bonds like described in web3 colleteralized bonds.
This allows “vibe collateralized” borrowing against future merit.
- Senior Tranche (Low Risk): Backed by “Baseline Merit” and high-harmony clusters.
These investors bet on the group’s sociostatic equilibrium and constant advancement. - Junior Tranche (High Risk): These absorb initial Discordance (D).
Investors here seek high-variance, “High Frequency” subcultures where innovative breakthroughs happen.
By rewarding merit and using AI agents to maintain sociostasis, a DAO moves from an extractive economy to a regenerative one.
The vibe is no longer just a feeling. It becomes a priced, funded, and essential component of a high-trust economic engine.
Investors becoming vibe scouts. Support through AI assisted Helper Missions, trying to resolve discordance.
Could be fun to give it a try. Has anyone ever done something like this?