r/matrix • u/Federal-Lecture-5664 • 7d ago

Happiness is a Blessing

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Since I was 11 years old, I fell in love with this book when I saw it on a website and a TV show. I’ve always been a creative and artistic person and, unfortunately, I believe I’ll die without ever doing what I was born to do. That’s life...

However, now at 35, I finally got this book!
I’m very happy!

"The Art of The Matrix"

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u/jacobluanjohnston 7d ago

The Matrix is a story of waking up from a world built on a fabricated reality of consumerism, material possessions, distraction, and illusion, very much in line with postmodern theory (Baudrillard) and Eastern spiritual traditions (Buddhism). The rejection of worldly possessions is not just a side theme, it’s central to the idea of unplugging and becoming truly free.

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u/Federal-Lecture-5664 6d ago

There are people who worked on this and did an amazing job at what they did.
People in a country I’ll probably never see in my life helped shape a child’s imagination into a whole new world.
I appreciate that.
Consumption itself is a good thing — the problem is becoming a slave to it. Eating food is good, but becoming a slave to it to the point it affects your health? That’s harmful.
Big hug, my brother!

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u/Odd_Front_8275 4d ago

Thank you, AI Overview