The Matrix Was a Documentary
Why your decisions are as scripted as Neo’s. Reality looks sharper when you finally see the code beneath the illusion of choice. Remember that moment in The Matrix Reloaded when Morpheus stands firm in his belief and says, “No, what happened, happened and couldn’t have happened any other way.” In that single line, a whole universe of assumed choice collapses into one determined track. We hear those words and want to resist them. We want to side with Neo and imagine we would take the red pill, see the code, and break free. We hold to a comforting picture of ourselves as architects of our own path, our days a buffet of infinite options. Yet the most unsettling truth is this: much of what feels like freedom is an exquisite illusion. The endless options we praise as proof of autonomy often become the bars of a hidden cage. We move through aisles, screens, and calendars, convinced we steer the wheel. In reality, our minds, our environments, and our systems nudge us along pre-drawn lin...
