Reality Drift — Intellectual Lineage and Conceptual Foundations

A collection of short papers tracing the intellectual foundations behind the Reality Drift framework.

These notes connect ideas from systems theory, media ecology, and cognitive science to recurring structural dynamics in modern informational environments.
Rather than presenting a historical survey, they highlight patterns that reappear across domains.

Each paper revisits a foundational thinker and examines how their insights relate to modern systems:
how environments shape perception, how constraints stabilize meaning, and how breakdown occurs when those constraints weaken.

Together, these papers provide context for the core mechanisms of Reality Drift, including optimization pressure, semantic drift, and constraint collapse.

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Reality Drift Lineage Papers

• Reality Drift and Gregory Bateson [PDF] [DOI] [Archive]
  
• Reality Drift and Marshall McLuhan [PDF] [DOI] [Archive]
  
• Reality Drift and Terrence Deacon [PDF] [DOI] [Archive]

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Explore The Framework

Core Framework

• Reality Drift Canonical Definition
• Mechanics and Taxonomy [PDF]
• Drift/Fidelity Index [PDF]

Visual & Conceptual

• Visual Reference Archive
• Canonical Glossary

Applications & Expansion

• Reality Drift Explained
• Recognition Guides
• Connection Papers
• The Age of Drift (Reader Edition)

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Note: This site functions as a lightweight archive and reference layer for the Reality Drift framework. Primary essays and long-form writing are distributed across external platforms.

Substack • GitHub • DOI

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Part of Reality Drift Framework by A. Jacobs (2023-2026)