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Reality Drift — Overview and FAQ (2023–2026)

Reality Drift explains how systems can remain functional and coherent while representations, optimization, and weakened feedback gradually separate them from real-world conditions.

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What Is Reality Drift?

An overview of how systems can continue functioning while gradually losing connection to real-world conditions.

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Reality Drift — Definitions & Core Concepts

A guide outlining the core concepts and mechanisms behind how systems remain functional while gradually losing alignment with reality.

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Reality Drift Visual Frameworks

Reality Drift visual frameworks mapping how systems lose contact with reality through representation, compression, optimization, proxy substitution, weakened feedback, and recursive reinforcement.

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Reality Drift Concept Papers

This collection brings together fourteen concept papers developed between 2023 and 2026 on Reality Drift, optimization, representation, semantic fidelity, cognition, and modern systems.

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Reality Drift Essay Guide

Reality Drift essay map and reading guide by A. Jacobs, organizing core writings on semantic fidelity, optimization, cognitive drift, media, identity, institutions, and modern unreality.

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