Chaosfare describes systems that evolve toward extraction equilibria under specific structural conditions. These systems persist when operations remain hidden—and destabilize when operations become visible.
The theory emerged from lived experience, not academic abstraction. The same patterns that trap individuals in adversarial institutions also determine the outcomes of democratic elections. Once you see the mechanism, you see it everywhere.
Universal Principle: Chaosfare systems destabilize when their operations become visible. Hidden extraction persists. Visible extraction backfires.
The path from captured to free runs through seeing. You cannot escape what you cannot see.
Family courts, healthcare billing, immigration enforcement—systems where complexity obscures extraction and fighting harder feeds the machine.
E = (F × W × M × L) / (K + ε)
Extraction collapses when clarity (K) rises.
The demonization-humanization dynamic. Attack intensity doesn't determine outcomes—attack legitimacy does. Illegitimate attacks create opportunities for targets.
H = D × (1 - L) × R
Those who seize humanization opportunities win.
The same mechanism operates across domains:
Institutional: Hidden extraction → stable. Visible extraction → backfire.
Electoral: Hidden attacks → effective. Visible attacks → humanize target.
Personal: The rational response (fight harder, attack more) is the extraction mechanism itself.
Those trapped in Chaosfare systems keep making the same mistake because the correct lesson feels like surrender. Understanding this is the first step to becoming Illuliber.