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Your Soul vs. The Algorithm: Which Will You Choose This Year?
You weren’t born to feed the machine. You’re here to create from your truth.
“The Matrix is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now in this very room.”
— Morpheus, The Matrix
It’s even on the social platform where you’re reading this — the endless scroll, the algorithms feeding us what they think we want, the fleeting dopamine hits from likes and comments. All part of the illusion — a matrix of noise and distraction, a web that keeps us tethered to the surface, chasing validation while something deeper inside us longs to break free.
It’s so easy to get caught up in this web.
We’re told to create more, to capture attention, to keep feeding the machine. But what happens when the noise of the matrix grows so loud, it drowns out the voice of our very own soul? What happens when we’re so focused on creating for the system that we forget why we started creating in the first place?
Breaking free begins with a single, radical question: Who am I creating for?
If the answer feels unclear — or if it points back to algorithms, follower counts, or dollar amounts — it might be time to pause and listen more deeply. Are you creating to be seen by the…