How To Unplug From The Matrix // Article I
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You’re not free...
You think you are, but every choice you’ve made (your job, your style, your dreams) has been scripted by a system you didn’t build.
Call it society, call it the Matrix, it’s the same cage.
From the day you were born, invisible hands have molded you into a tame, predictable cog...
Work
Consume
Obey
Repeat
This has been the architecture of your life, and you’ve been too busy scrolling to notice.
This article is your red pill.
Five truths about how you’ve been programmed to stay small, soft, and docile, and how to unplug from the system.
You’re not a kid anymore, and you’re not here to be a lapdog for a world that doesn’t care.
Read this, see the code, and start rewriting it. The Matrix is real, and it’s time to burn it down.
1. Your Worth Is a Lie
You’ve been taught your value lies in what others think.
Grades
Likes
Paychecks
Claps from the crowd
The system drilled this into you... be a good student, a good worker, a good little drone.
It’s a leash. You chase approval like a junkie, measuring your life by metrics some suit invented to keep you in line.
The truth? Most of those suits are miserable, divorced, broke, or quietly hating their cubicle.
Why the hell are you bowing to their scoreboard?
This programming starts early. School ranked you with letters, peers judged your shoes, and now your boss dangles a raise like it’s your purpose. It’s all fake, a social construct to keep you running on their treadmill.
High-IQ men see through it - your worth isn’t a GPA or a follower count it’s what you can build, break, and bend to your will.
The Matrix wants you dependent on this system... real power comes from not giving a damn.
Break it. Stop seeking validation. Define your own wins (money, strength, freedom) and chase them relentlessly.
The system’s a cheater, it’ll cheer your obedience while it picks your pocket. You’re here to dominate your own game.
Burn their script and write your own.
2. You’re Trained to Consume, Not Create
You’re a walking wallet to the Machine.
TV
Ads
Social Media
Influencers
They’ve programmed you to buy, binge, and scroll, not to make or master anything.
Think about it... how many hours do you sink into Netflix, Instagram, TikTok, swallowing someone else’s story instead of building your own? Consumption’s the default, they’ve got you hooked on dopamine hits from shit you don’t need... fast food, fashion, trends.
It’s emasculation by distraction.
The numbers don’t lie... the average screen time for males in their twenties is 7 hours a day. That’s half your waking life feeding the beast...corporations, algorithms, parasites who profit off your apathy.
They don’t want you creating a business, a legacy, a revolution. Creators threaten the system. They want you fat, passive, and clicking “add to cart.”
You’re not a man in their eyes... you’re a data point, a line item on an excel sheet.
Flip the switch. Starve the Machine, cut the subscriptions, ditch the mindless scrolling, and start producing.
Build a side hustle, stay active, learn a skill that pays. Creation is rebellion, it’s how you claw back your balls from a world that wants you neutered.
Every hour you reclaim is a middle finger to the establishment.
3. Fear Keeps You Caged
They’ve wired you to flinch.
Fear of failure, fear of judgment, fear of standing out - it’s all planted deep, keeping you docile and safe.
“Don’t quit your job, it’s risky.”
“Don’t speak up, you’ll look stupid.”
“Don’t try, you’re not good enough.”
The Matrix thrives on this, scared men don’t rock boats, they row them. You’ve been conditioned to play small, to take the sure bet, to keep your head down.
That’s not living - that’s surviving.
70% of guys under 35 stay in jobs they hate because they’re terrified of the unknown.
Society’s a master at this, schools punish mistakes, parents preach caution, bosses reward compliance.
Fear’s their weapon, and it’s working. You’re not a coward by nature... you’ve been trained to be one.
Real men (unprogrammed men) run toward the fire, not away from it. Break free - embrace the uncomfortable.
Quit the soul sucking gig, say what no one else will, fail loud and learn fast.
Fear’s a phantom, it shrinks when you punch through it. The system wants you timid - you’re built for more.
Step out of line and watch the cage dissolve.
4. Your Masculinity’s Been Hijacked
The Machine’s neutered you, and you didn’t even fight.
Strength
Ambition
Aggression
These are traits that built empires, and they have been labeled toxic or outdated. You’re told to soften up, apologize, shrink yourself to fit a world that’s scared of raw power.
Social constructs rewrote the rules, masculinity isn’t celebrated, it’s policed.
You’re not allowed to be a man, you’re expected to be a tame, agreeable shell.
It’s deliberate. Media pumps out weak role models, soy boys and sitcom dads who bumble through life. Schools medicate boys for being boys. Jobs reward sitting still over striking out.
The result? You’re 25, confused, and half the man you could be, chasing “equality” that feels like castration. The Matrix doesn’t want warriors, it wants workers. But deep down, you feel it... the urge to break shit, build shit, and own shit. That’s not wrong - that’s nature.
Reclaim it.
Unapologetically move with intention, speak sharp and loud, take risks. Masculinity is a force to unleash. The system’s afraid of what you could become - good.
Become it. Do not blend in... stand out.
5. Time’s Slipping Through Their Fingers, Not Yours
You’ve been programmed to waste your prime.
The Matrix sells you a timeline... school til 22, grind til 65. Then maybe live a little if you’re not too broken.
It’s a con, your 20's and 30's are your peak, and they’ve got you squandering them on their terms. Every year you follow their script (college, cubicle, couch) is a year you don’t get back.
Time’s your real currency, and they’re stealing it blind.
Most men spend 20 years in a job they tolerate, chasing a retirement that might never come. They’ve convinced you life starts later, that now’s for “paying dues.” Bullshit.
Now’s when you’re strongest, sharpest, most alive, yet you’re clocking in for someone else’s dream.
The system’s a vampire, it feeds on your youth.
Take it back. Quit waiting for permission, start now.
Build something, move somewhere, risk something. Your 30s aren’t for settling, they’re for stacking wins. Time is not infinite. The Matrix wants you to sleep through it... wake up, unplug and make it yours.
You’re programmed, it's by design, not accident. Your worth, your habits, your fears, your manhood, your time... all hijacked to keep you docile and dumb.
But here’s the kicker, you’re not stuck. The Matrix only wins if you let it.
These five truths aren’t just a wake up call, they’re a battle plan. See the code, break the chains, and build a life that’s yours, not theirs.
No one’s coming to unplug you.
Do it yourself... today. Reject the script, reclaim your edge, and run your own show. You’re not a pawn, you’re an absolute force.
Act like it, or fade into the machine.
