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Playbook: Coordinated Memetic Attrition Ops

deepvector

17 Apr 2025 • 2 min read

Leaked schematic attributed to OP-CODE: MEM/ATTR-004 // Source: Unverified.

      ┌────────────┐
      │  PHASE I   │
      │  SEEDING   │◄────────────┐
      └────┬───────┘             │
           │                    Feedback
           ▼                     Loop
      ┌────────────┐            Risk Zone
      │  PHASE II  │               ▲
      │FRAGMENTATION│              │
      └────┬───────┘               │
           │                       │
           ▼                       │
      ┌────────────┐               │
      │  PHASE III │               │
      │ SATURATION │───────────────┘
      └────┬───────┘
           │
           ▼
      ┌────────────┐
      │  PHASE IV  │
      │ ABSORPTION │
      └────────────┘

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Op Node  Op Node    Op Node
“Initial “Narrative “Belief Surface
Contagion” Dilution” Destabilization”

Technique Map:
[ EA/DL ] Emotional Amplification / Disinhibition Loops  
[ VCC ] Volume-Based Coherence Collapse  
[ CNI ] Contradiction-as-Normalcy Induction  
[ TDL ] Temporal Dislocation Loops


OUTCOME: SYSTEMIC COGNITIVE FRICTION
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Status: DECLASSIFIED // NODE ██ // OP-CODE: MEM/ATTR-004

This is how information wars are won without declaration.

Memetic Attrition is not designed to persuade. It is designed to erode. To degrade coherence, fragment belief systems, and dissolve collective intent through the overproduction of signal. Unlike propaganda, which seeks conversion, Memetic Attrition seeks exhaustion.

This playbook outlines the structure, phases, and strategic utility of such operations. It is intended for analysts, digital tacticians, and sovereign-aligned influence operators.

Phase Diagram: Operation Lifecycle

Phase I: Seeding (Initiation)

Objective: Introduce high-ambiguity narratives at scale.

Select emotionally charged or culturally divisive themes.
Deploy both fringe and mainstream variants.
Use semi-anonymous accounts and semi-truthful framing.
Encourage conflicting interpretations.

Op Node: Initial Contagion
Technique: Emotional Amplification via Disinhibition Loops

Phase II: Fragmentation (Proliferation)

Objective: Accelerate narrative divergence through over-saturation.

Inject conflicting “confirmations” from pseudo-authoritative sources.
Increase volume, reduce credibility.
Encourage competing factions to form around contradictory frames.

Op Node: Narrative Dilution
Technique: Volume-Based Coherence Collapse

Phase III: Saturation (Exhaustion)

Objective: Collapse user capacity for discernment.

Operate fake debunking nodes that argue with each other.
Reward apathy and cynicism as dominant emotional reactions.
Encourage meta-discourse about whether truth matters at all.

Op Node: Cognitive Overhead Maximization
Technique: Contradiction-as-Normalcy Induction

Phase IV: Absorption (Normalization)

Objective: Embed the attritional frame as ambient reality.

Shift tone from aggressive to ambient.
Reinforce the message: “Everything is fake. Nothing matters.”
Allow organic users to internalize narrative fatigue.

Op Node: Belief Surface Destabilization
Technique: Meme Decay Loops + Temporal Dislocation

Strategic Objectives

Memetic Attrition is a time-based weapon. It operates slowly, through repetition, contradiction, and psychological abrasion. The goal is not victory—it is ungovernability. Confused populations become manipulable. Trust in institutions degrades without replacement. Strategic initiative returns to the actor with the clearest internal coherence, not the most convincing narrative.

Actor Profiles

State Proxy Nodes: Semi-deniable influence farms.
Contracted Narrative Engines: Private ops teams running media simulations.
Organic Amplifiers: Unwitting users mimicking tactical disinfo formats.

Warning: Feedback Loop Risk

Attritional operations can backfire. Overexposure to narrative chaos can destabilize the operator’s own coherence structures. Carefully monitor domestic belief surfaces and maintain firewalling procedures.

BLACKBRIEF END

Signal recorded. Further deployment must be approved through OPSYNC tier-3 protocols.

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