GSM Lineage — Benefit Divergence

Module: Governance Substrate Model
Seed Pattern: Forecast vs Actuals • Proto‑Fund
Upstream: IE • TEL • SARG
Downstream: Policy Interpretation (non‑prescriptive)

1. Lineage Definition#

The Benefit Divergence Lineage describes the structural gap between:

• citizen‑facing benefits
• governance‑facing benefits

in systems framed as funds but operating as transfer systems.

2. Structural Form#

• Divergent Incentives: governance vs citizen benefit structures
• Narrative Drift: fund‑language → collapse framing
• Regime Effects: transitional regimes misread as collapse
• Coherence Mismatch: surface narratives ≠ structural mechanics

3. TEL & SARG Integration#

• TEL: identifies divergence echo families
• SARG: clarifies argument chains around benefit structures

4. One‑Sentence Summary#

The GSM Benefit Divergence Lineage explains how governance and citizen benefit structures diverge in proto‑fund systems, inheriting the Forecast vs Actuals pattern.