“I’m not sure if there’s another me in the Wired or not. But in the real world, there is no other me than myself.” - Lain

### SYSTEM NOTICE  ###

>>>SCHEDULED REBOOT<<<

They tell us to keep moving.
Not forward. Just moving.

















Productive. Efficient. Busy.

Busy is holy now.



































We call it ambition.

















We call it grind.

















We call it purpose.































Productive.

















Efficient.

















Busy.

But it’s just a motion without direction, friction without escape.
A ritual. A loop.





Look closer.





















































No, closer than that.









































You see the struggle.



































The effort.



































The absolute, earnest belief that if you just run a little faster, this time it’ll work.















































It won’t.















































The system doesn’t reward meaning. It rewards participation.
Doesn’t care where you’re going, only that you don’t stop.





We exhaust ourselves performing progress.


















Careers.

















Feeds.

















Trends.

















Opinions.

















Running, slipping, recovering, running again.
Applause piped in.

Moving. Moving. Moving. Mov… M…

>Exit permanentely closed.<



























































The video I’m about to show you will reveal to you, the $USER$

Is the unfiltered Truth™

[Viewer discretion advised]

Productive. Efficient. Cute.

Midnight hits.
The machine blinks.
And for 60 seconds, the mask slips.