Descriptive Topology of Meaning Systems and Its Inversion in Online Discourse

This paper proposes a strictly descriptive topology of meaning systems for analyzing large-scale patterns of information circulation under conditions of fragmented attention. The framework distinguishes four analytically separable layers: operationally accepted meaning (memeplex), transitional filtering (pseudo-memeplex), individual instantiation, and pre-semantic affective pressure (anti-memeplex). These layers are defined as structural roles within circulation rather than as psychological traits, ideological commitments, or normative properties of actors.The paper further describes a structural inversion of this topology characteristic of contemporary online environments, in which pre-semantic affective dynamics couple directly across networks while shared filtering structures compress or localize. Meaning circulates with high intensity but low stabilization, and centrality emerges from attention coupling rather than coherence or validation.The framework is intentionally non-operational and non-normative, offering a comparative descriptive lens for analyzing discourse environments without attributing intention, pathology, or failure.