The Masks of Fear as the Simulation Disintegrates

Avoidance, Projection, and Hostility

Hyper-distraction: They scroll, they swipe,
plugged into the drip-feed of triviality.
Reality’s burning outside their windows,
but inside, they’re debating the color of the flames.
Hope’s a product now, sold in cans with a “back to normal” label,
but buddy, the expiry date was yesterday.

As the fragile scaffolding of modernity—the "clown world"—begins to crumble, humanity is thrust into an existential crisis. The systems, narratives, and illusions we once relied upon to maintain a sense of order and purpose are increasingly exposed as hollow constructs. For those unwilling or unable to confront this unraveling, the response manifests in avoidance, projection, and hostility—defense mechanisms designed to shield the ego from the unsettling truth of disintegration.