A structured archive of the Reality Drift framework (2023–2026) by A. Jacobs, which models how complex systems remain functional while gradually losing alignment with the conditions they are meant to represent. Includes core concepts, mechanisms, and system-level analyses across domains.

Canonical definition of Constraint Collapse, a condition where systems lose the mechanisms that maintain alignment between representations and real-world consequences.

The Age of Drift is a systems-level examination of why modern life feels increasingly unreal and how complex systems drift from real-world alignment while remaining operational. Part of the Reality Drift framework (2023–2026) by A. Jacobs.

Canonical definition of the Optimization Trap, a structural condition where improving metrics replaces improving real-world outcomes.

Canonical definition of Recursive Compression Theory, a model of how intelligence and meaning emerge through iterative compression of information.

Canonical definition of Cognitive Drift, the gradual misalignment between internal mental models and the realities they are meant to represent.

Explanations of modern systems, media, and behavior through the Reality Drift framework, with visual briefs and supporting documents. Part of the Reality Drift framework (2023–2026) by A. Jacobs.

Canonical definition of Synthetic Realness, a condition where optimized representations appear more authentic than the realities they reflect.

Canonical definition of Reality Drift, a systems-level condition where systems remain operational while gradually losing alignment with real-world conditions.

Canonical definition of Semantic Fidelity, the degree to which meaning is preserved as information moves across representations, systems, and media.

Canonical definition of the Drift Principle, describing how meaning and alignment degrade as systems compress information under increasing complexity.

A repository within the Reality Drift framework (2023–2026) by A. Jacobs, containing derived and reinterpreted artifacts used to study how ideas propagate, stabilize, and transform across media and information environments.