REALITY DESIGNApr 4, 2026
nothing is real, but it still matters
It’s strange to think that reality doesn’t actually require our utmost attention. It's like we're constantly flipping channels on a TV without ever realizing that we can control what’s playing. There’s this constant feed curating us into something we didn’t sign up for.
Zac
Reality Designer
2min
I guess where I'm going with this is that the thing about reality is... it's not as real as you think it is. Or maybe it is but not in the way you've been told. It's like we're standing in front of this giant, glaring screen, and everything we're watching, every story, every drama, every fear, it's all slides projected from inside our heads.
Yeah, like some crazy kind of internal movie projector, and we're mistaking it for the real thing.
And the interesting thing about that is, once you get that it's all a kind of projection, you can start designing what shows up on your own screen. This isn't some mystical, woo-woo stuff. It's more like debugging a piece of software. You look at the code, your thoughts, habits, beliefs, and you figure out which parts aren't serving you.
Then, you rewrite them. Simple, right?
I mean, I learned this the hard way. When you're sitting on a park bench, all your stuff bundled around you, with nowhere to go... you're forced to face the idea that maybe everything you've been taught is optional. Or actually, that it's just one possible version of a reality you can choose to accept or totally ignore.
That’s a powerful place to be when you realize the world doesn’t actually need to be the way it is.
What most people miss is how entertaining the algorithm is as it tries to curate you into somebody you might not recognize. The news, the opinions, the whole spectacle, it’s scripting you while you’re not even aware. It’s like installing a plugin in your mind that eats away your processing power. You can’t see it happening because you're too distracted by the clutter it creates.
Now, changing the channel, it's not easy. At first, if you're like me, you're gonna struggle. You live so long with a certain set of beliefs, habits, and scripts. And when you try to revise them, there's this weird pushback.
Like the operating system of your life doesn't wanna update, just like some stubborn old software.
But here's where it gets fascinating: every time you manage to tweak a line of code, whatever that means to you, your whole experience shifts. You no longer feel enslaved to parameters you didn't even set. Your reality starts feeling... lighter.
More fluid. Kinda like the difference between a fixed painting and a dynamic app that updates based on the input you give it.
Every time you face a psychic test, life is like, "Hey, care to move this up to level two?" And you get to pick whether or not you wanna continue playing. It's a game with hidden variables everywhere, secret doors that only open when you’ve got the right key, character traits you’ve developed, tests you've passed, badges you’ve earned. It's all interconnected, like a sprawling web of possibilities you navigate whether you realize it or not.
You ever notice how some people seem stuck? Like they've installed these outdated plugins that make everything in their reality run slow and buggy? I always tell 'em to run a self-audit. And I mean that the same way I’d debug code.
Check what's broken, what's obsolete, and what's ready for an upgrade.
Sometimes, what people label as spiritual or mystical is just the practical application of these principles. You don't need incense or a mountaintop to get it. It's all about understanding the configuration and parameters of your life. And the great part is, you get to decide which updates to download and install.
When I learned to code, it tapped into something deep inside me. Not just the satisfaction of making things work, but understanding the sheer neutrality of a machine. It's indifferent to your mood, your worries; it just runs the script you give it. And because of that, it opened my eyes to how my own reality doesn't get its meaning from anything outside me but from the attention and perceptionpost I feed into it.
Designing your reality is basically debugging your own operating system. You find the broken beliefs, you patch them, and then everything downstream starts working differently.
Living against the grain of default reality isn't about burning it all down. It's about choosing consciously what you let in. Do you really wanna spend your energy installing fears and doubts that don't even belong to you? Every choice you make in this game, every perception you entertain or discard, ends up affecting the grand narrative of your life.
Imagine looking at everything in your world like an optional feature on your phone. You'd decide what stays and what goes based on what serves your experience best. But how many people do you know treat life that way?
Most folks let the external world define their internal operating system, and they don’t even realize they can reprogram it. Man, it’s like running on Windows 95 in the age of virtual reality. Time to upgrade, right?
I sometimes wonder how much of what we think is real and solid is just a set of arbitrary default settings that nobody bothered to question. It's this ongoing process of realization, adjustment, and exploration. So I guess, that's where I'm gonna leave it for now. Or maybe not.
I've definitely realized that...
Zac
RD Core
Zac is a content creator at Reality Designers and a music engineer. He often hosts interactive live meditation sessions with sound healing and continues to experiment with new sounds and methods for awakening.
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