How I Stopped Fighting the Matrix and Started Building My Own Universe
How I Stopped Fighting the Matrix and Started Building My Own Universe For a long time, I thought freedom meant smashing something. Toppling systems. Calling out the illusion. Grabbing the whole fake “Matrix” like a crumpled soda can and punting it into the cosmic trash bin. There were nights I could feel it. Grief nights. Angry nights. The kind where a close friend passes away and reality suddenly looks like cheap stage props. You stare at the sky like, “This can’t be real. This has to be rigged. Who designed this level?” And in my head I’d imagine folding the whole thing into a football and flicking it into the void. Problem was… it always came back. Every time. Like the universe gently tapping my shoulder saying, “Nice throw. Now get back in the game.” So I tried something else. Instead of fighting the system… I stopped feeding it. Awareness Is the Exit Door Here’s what I learned: Systems built on fear only work if you participate. They need your outrage. Your sha...