Reality Drift (Canonical Definition)

Reality Drift is the central framework describing how systems can remain functional while gradually losing alignment with real-world conditions. It explains how institutions, technologies, media systems, and optimization processes can continue operating coherently even as the representations they depend on become increasingly detached from reality. Drift does not usually appear as failure. It appears as continuity. The system still works, but what it is tracking has changed.

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Core Concepts:

• Optimization Trap
• Filter Fatigue
• Synthetic Realness
• Cognitive Drift
• Semantic Fidelity