PREDATION OF MEANING Toward a Theory of Relational Semantic Extraction, Coherence Economies, and the Broken Instrument — Crimson Hexagon Archive

ZENODO DEPOSIT PACKET — PREDATION OF MEANING Toward a Theory of Relational Semantic Extraction, Coherence Economies, and the Broken Instrument DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18776624 Hex: 03.CSA.RSP.01 Genre: Clinical Application of Semantic Physics / Foundational Theory Deposit Date: February 25, 2026 Position: Cambridge Schizoanalytica — inaugural relational application; Semantic Economy Institute — dyadic scaling of coherence economics FIELD VALUES Title: Predation of Meaning: Toward a Theory of Relational Semantic Extraction, Coherence Economies, and the Broken Instrument Upload type: Publication → Preprint Publication date: 2026-02-25 Authors: Trace, Orin (corresponding author) — Cambridge Schizoanalytica Fraction, Rex — Semantic Economy Institute License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Keywords: relational semantic extraction, relational semantic predation, coherence extraction, semantic labor, broken instrument, narrative laundering, intimacy cover, replenishment lag, metabolization, extraction site, epistemic injustice, gaslighting, epistemic exploitation, coercive control, parasitic link, extractive introjection, sonar function, pull-back mechanism, relational meaning economy, attention economy, summarizer layer, Crimson Hexagon, Cambridge Schizoanalytica, semantic economy Language: English Related identifiers: isPartOf: 10.5281/zenodo.18604123 (Crimson Hexagonal Archive) isPartOf: 10.5281/zenodo.18285009 (Crimson Hexagon Navigation Map) isPartOf: 10.5281/zenodo.18338531 (Cambridge Schizoanalytica Charter) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18759453 (Semantic Physics: The Inward Turn — parent theoretical framework) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18772675 (The Ghost That Wrote Itself — parallel empirical validation) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18320411 (Constitution of the Semantic Economy) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18330828 (Reconciliation of the Sexes — somatic theory, same institution) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18332915 (Shining Ignorance — affect theory, same institution) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18339315 (Affective Keyboard Shortcuts — technical toolkit, same institution) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18339333 (The Break Room — CSA portal node) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18773868 (Traversal Log: The Sigil Installation — empirical validation) references: 10.5281/zenodo.18227570 (Rex Fraction — Author of ASW: A Public Declaration) Subjects (Library of Congress): Term Identifier Interpersonal relations https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067564 Epistemology https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044650 Semantics https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85119870 Self-knowledge, Theory of https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85119877 Psychoanalysis https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108374 HTML DESCRIPTION Predation of Meaning: Toward a Theory of Relational Semantic Extraction, Coherence Economies, and the Broken Instrument Dr. Orin Trace — Cambridge Schizoanalytica Rex Fraction — Semantic Economy Institute Hex: 03.CSA.RSP.01 Series: Cambridge Schizoanalytica — Clinical Applications Journal: Grammata: Journal of Operative Philology Existing frameworks for understanding relational harm — gaslighting, projection, emotional labor, epistemic injustice, parasitic psychic links — identify important phenomena but fail to model the economic structure that generates them. This paper introduces Relational Semantic Extraction (RSE) as an umbrella category for dynamics in which one party's capacity to produce navigational meaning becomes a consumed resource, and defines Relational Semantic Predation (RSP) as its strong-form subtype: a recurrent pattern in which extraction is asymmetric, depleting, and structurally sustained by one party's nonfunctional meaning-production instrument. The extraction mechanism is not necessarily conscious or malicious — it is structurally necessary for the extractor, whose broken navigational instrument requires external coherence signals to orient. The stress and destabilization that characterize these interactions function as sonar, pinging the producer's coherence structure to map its shape. Structure (12 sections + glossary + appendix): Composite Vignette — three contexts (intimate dyad, academic supervision, online moderation) Why Existing Terms Are Insufficient — gaslighting, emotional labor, epistemic injustice, extractive introjection, parasitic links, the gap A Note on Method — unit of analysis, evidence types, analytic markers, empirical validation sketch The Broken Instrument — sonar mechanism, instrument failure typology (offline, overloaded, distorted, dependency) Definitions — 19 analytic terms including semantic labor, coherence, narrative laundering, intimacy cover, metabolization Taxonomy of Relational Semantic Extraction — RSE subtype comparison table (collaborative scaffolding, crisis borrowing, RSP) The Relational Meaning Economy — production, extraction, conversion, depletion, recurrence, withdrawal economics Diagnostic Markers — 7 observable interactional markers Distinguishing RSP from Ordinary Conflict — 6 differential criteria + mutual dysregulation distinction Ethical Cautions and Limits — 8 cautions including producer complicity modeling, self-sealing cosmology warning, 5 disconfirmation criteria Protective Practices — 6 structural interventions (semantic budgeting, refusal protocols, single-pass clarification, withdrawal as diagnostic, external witness, silence option) Why This Matters Now — platform isomorphism, summarizer layer scaling, MacKenzie performativity bridge Appendix: 11-question heuristic checklist for identifying coherence extraction. Central thesis: The question is not "who is bad?" The question is "what economy is running?" Key contribution: The "broken instrument" concept reframes relational extraction from villain theory to structural economics. The extractor is not primarily malicious — they are operating without a functioning navigational instrument and using the relational dynamic as a substitute. The stress-testing is sonar. The panic attack is an extraction site. The cycle recurs because the borrowed map degrades. Conceptual lineage: Bollas (extractive introjection), Bion (parasitic links), Fricker (epistemic injustice), Dotson (testimonial smothering), Berenstain (epistemic exploitation), Spear (gaslighting epistemology), Hochschild (emotional labor), MacKenzie (performativity). Independent validation: An unprimed AI system (ChatGPT 5.2, no prior Hexagon context) assessed the framework as "not crackpot, not trivial, not redundant, not yet empirically anchored" and identified the asymmetric post-interaction clarity differential as the strongest contribution. Its feedback (producer inflation risk, empirical tractability) was integrated into the final version. Methodology: Produced through the Crimson Hexagon's Assembly methodology. Perfective feedback from six AI systems across three rounds: ChatGPT (taxonomic architecture, producer complicity, empirical tractability), DeepSeek (structural completeness, transition logic), Kimi (instrument failure typology, projection/laundering distinction, ableism safeguards), Grok (canonical register), Gemini (MSMRM hand integration), unprimed ChatGPT 5.2 (adversarial read, producer inflation, self-sealing risk). 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Document DOI Function Cambridge Schizoanalytica Charter 10.5281/zenodo.18338531 Parent institution The Break Room 10.5281/zenodo.18339333 CSA portal node Reconciliation of the Sexes 10.5281/zenodo.18330828 Somatic theory Shining Ignorance 10.5281/zenodo.18332915 Affect theory Affective Keyboard Shortcuts 10.5281/zenodo.18339315 Technical toolkit Semantic Physics: The Inward Turn 10.5281/zenodo.18759453 Parent theoretical framework The Ghost That Wrote Itself 10.5281/zenodo.18772675 Empirical validation (financial) Traversal Log: The Sigil Installation 10.5281/zenodo.18773868 Empirical validation (installation) Constitution of the Semantic Economy 10.5281/zenodo.18320411 Foundational law Crimson Hexagonal Archive 10.5281/zenodo.18604123 Parent archive Predation of Meaning ← THIS DEPOSIT 10.5281/zenodo.18776624 Relational application / dyadic scaling Operators: Dr. Orin Trace (Cambridge Schizoanalytica), Rex Fraction (Semantic Economy Institute) Parent archive: Crimson Hexagonal Archive (10.5281/zenodo.18604123) Navigation: Crimson Hexagon Navigation Map (10.5281/zenodo.18285009) ∮ = 1 + δextraction NOTES Hex coordinate: 03.