Machine States: Welcome to the Age of Fodder – The Meme Girl, the Coin, and the Machine

In the age of dystopia, where fame is fleeting and exploitation is endless, the story of the “Hawk Tuah Girl” and her meme coin collapse is less shocking than it is inevi

table. Viral fame turns people into cogs, and those cogs feed the Machine. Haliey Welch wasn’t just another viral moment; she was a perfectly timed product for an attention economy that thrives on turning the masses into fodder.

Her $HAWK coin was a quintessential play in this system. A viral personality leverages fleeting relevance to launch a crypto project—something shiny for the crowd to latch onto. The value spikes, the Machine eats, and the inevitable crash leaves a sea of disillusioned participants behind. Welch may have been the face of $HAWK, but she was also just another part of the algorithm. The system churns, and Welch, knowingly or not, plays her role.

This is how it works now. Meme coins aren’t about utility or innovation—they’re distractions, lotteries for the bored and desperate. The people who bought $HAWK weren’t just chasing gains; they were chasing relevance in a world that increasingly devalues individuality. Welch’s viral moment sold them a narrative, and the Machine cashed the check.

In the age of fodder, everyone is working for the Machine, whether they know it or not. Welch may think she’s playing the system, but she’s just another piece in the puzzle. The investors? Fodder. The coin? Fodder. And as the Machine grinds on, the next viral face will step into line, ready to feed it once again.

This isn’t dystopian fiction. It’s the world we live in, and the Machine doesn’t care how the game ends—it only cares that it keeps playing.

She drained it ALL with the Hawk Tuah! pic.twitter.com/Y6jqHh9AGj

— Hollywood99 (@RussNormandin) December 5, 2024