The Age of Drift (2024-2025) — Chapter Library
A modular archive of selected working chapters from The Age of Drift , preserved as part of the early development of the Reality Drift framework.
These texts document the formative structure of the original manuscript and retain their initial sequence, language, and conceptual emphasis. Many ideas presented here were later refined, expanded, or reorganized across subsequent essays, papers, and reference materials.
Part I — The Feeling
How drift first appears at the level of perception and experience.
Part II — The Forces That Create Drift
The mechanisms that distort attention, meaning, and perception under modern systems.
- Synthetic Realness Gradient (PDF)
[Slideshare] - Filter Fatigue: Collapse of Attention (PDF)
[Slideshare] - Optimization Trap (PDF)
[Slideshare] - Semantic Fidelity Collapse of Meaning (PDF)
[Slideshare] - Reality Drift (Proper) (PDF)
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Part III — The Deep Structure
The underlying architecture behind drift across cognition, systems, and intelligence.
Part IV — The Consequences
What happens when drift stabilizes across individuals, institutions, and AI systems.
- The Drifted Self (PDF)
[Slideshare] - Institutional Drift (PDF)
[Slideshare] - AI Alignment and the Fidelity Crisis (PDF)
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Part V — How to Feel Human Again
Rebuilding coherence, grounding, and lived experience inside drifted environments.
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:
Part of Reality Drift Framework by A. Jacobs (2023-2026)