The Age of Drift (2025) — Reader Edition

An open-access edition of The Age of Drift: Why Modern Life Feels Fake — and What Reality Drift Reveals About the Modern Mind.

The book introduces the Reality Drift framework and examines how modern systems distort perception, attention, and meaning. It was developed from writing produced between 2023 and 2025.

Download the PDF: The Age of Drift Book (Reader Edition, 2025)

Reference Appendices

Supporting reference documents for The Age of Drift.

• Canonical Glossary: Core terms and definitions.
• Visual Frameworks: Diagrams of optimization, overload, and feedback loss.
• Knowledge Graph: Conceptual map of how ideas relate.
• Fidelity Equations: Simplified mathematical models of drift.
• Modern Questions Index: Common questions that signal misalignment.
• Aphorisms: Compressed insights from recurring patterns.
• Conceptual Lineage: Intellectual influences and historical context.

Extended Material:

• Reality Drift Canonical Definition
• Visual Reference Material
• Extended Working Papers
• Glossary
• Mechanics & Taxonomy

Note: This site hosts a reader edition for archival and reference purposes.