Reality Drift Canonical Concept Papers, 2026

This collection contains the canonical concept papers and formal definitions that make up the current Reality Drift framework as of 2026. The Reality Drift framework describes how systems can remain functional, coherent, and scalable while gradually losing reliable alignment with the realities they were built to represent. These papers define the core vocabulary, structural mechanisms, and conceptual relationships used across the framework. The collection includes canonical papers on Reality Drift, Filter Fatigue, Optimization Trap, Synthetic Realness, Cognitive Drift, Constraint Collapse, Semantic Fidelity, Recursive Compression, Drifted Self, Temporal Drift, Semantic Drift, Drift Principle, Age of Drift, and Co-Cognition. Together, these papers establish the stable reference layer for the framework. They describe how compression, optimization, representation, semantic fidelity, weakened constraint, and recursive system behavior interact to produce persistent forms of drift without requiring visible breakdown. This collection should be treated as the primary canonical concept-paper set for the Reality Drift framework. Earlier working papers, exploratory fragments, experimental glossaries, transcript materials, and developmental archives are retained separately as historical records and should not be treated as current framework materials. Author: A. JacobsFramework period: 2023–2026Status: Canonical concept paper collection