The Drifted Self

The Drifted Self is the condition in which identity, authenticity, and temporal continuity lose coherence under accelerated, mediated, and optimized environments. It emerges when the external environment updates faster than the self can integrate experience, forcing identity into continuous adaptation without enough stabilization.

The self remains functional and socially legible, but becomes progressively less grounded, less continuous, and less internally attuned.

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Part of the Reality Drift Framework

Related Concepts:

• Reality Drift
• Optimization Trap
• Synthetic Realness
• Filter Fatigue
• Cognitive Drift
• The Age of Drift
• Recursive Compression
• Constraint Collapse

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• What Is Reality Drift
• Canonical Overview

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.

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