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Reality Drift describes what happens when systems continue working while gradually losing contact with the conditions they were created to represent or serve. The framework explores this pattern across institutions, technology, artificial intelligence, culture, and everyday life.

What Is Reality Drift?
A short introduction to the central idea and why functional systems can still become misaligned.

Overview and FAQ
A more complete explanation of the framework, its boundaries, and related ideas.

Core Concepts
Read the canonical papers defining the central concepts of the Reality Drift framework.

Visual Diagrams
Explore the visual models used to map how systems lose contact with reality.

Archive Status
The framework is now maintained primarily as a reference archive. Core definitions, papers, and visual models remain available here, while active development has largely concluded.