A Speculative theory on Abstraction from TADC
Hello fellow theorists, here is my own speculative theory(so not much solid evidence especially considering how shrouded in mystery abstraction is) on how the abstraction works as far as im aware there hasnt been a solid reason as to how one could abstract, my theory for this is abstraction is a safety net designed into the tadc system to protect the neural scans of the abstracted as well as the other members of the troop, possibly designed by Scratch or whoever else may have had admin access to the TADC world/server?. What would trigger an abstraction, a loss of sense of self and reality often due to intense negative emotions, which imo could explain how Ribbit and Kaufmo abstracted. The abstraction system kind of pulls a stop on the higher thinking of the subject, which could explain why the abstractions we've seen always act a bit feral, they showcase the most base raw emotion lashing out. With this system their minds are in like a state of suspended animation, so that in the future the other members or a figure akin to an admin could help. If you guys are aware of the Halo franchise and Cortana and similar AIs, they can go rogue not because they get infected with a virus or something is wrong with the code but just that they think too much (there might be a deeper reason in the books but i havent read them but that's the gist) so the crew members go through a similar thing but to prevent severe mental deterioration the abstraction system kicks in. The dark helps calm them down as it reminds them of an "off" state, similar to when we are in a dark room for long enough, if we feel safe in that room, we either settle down or fall asleep.
ALso anyone who says the blue ai is superior to CAine is just plain wrong, fight me :)
Posted Jun 23, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC