The Human Hologram... E-Book

Udo Reitter

• Herausgeber: tredition
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 499

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

What if reality is not what we believe it to be? What if our bodies, our thoughts, and even our memories are nothing more than data streams in a holographic universe—a universe that unfolds like a gigantic, multidimensional field of information? “The Hologram of Man” is an invitation to see the world with new eyes. Through an exciting mix of scientific findings, philosophical reflections, and practical exercises, this book shows that our supposedly solid reality is in fact a fluid, dynamic pattern of light and vibrations. The reader is taken on a journey from the everyday to the profound—from the illusion of solidity to the realization that we ourselves are only projections in a cosmic game of light and information. Whether through reflection in a mirror, the experience of a dream, or the observation of a rainbow—everywhere in everyday life, clues to the true nature of our existence can be found. “The Hologram of Man” is a book for anyone who wonders who they really are and what reality actually is. A book that breaks down barriers of thought and opens our eyes to the incomprehensible.

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© 2025 Udo Reitter

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The Human Hologram...

Udo Reitter

Book Description

What if everything we think we know about reality is just a fleeting image? What if our bodies, our thoughts, and even our memories are nothing more than data streams in an infinite hologram?

In “The Human Hologram,” readers embark on a fascinating journey into the depths of reality—a reality that consists of light, information, and vibrating patterns. The book reveals how our consciousness shapes reality and projects an image of ourselves that may be nothing more than an illusion.

Through clear explanations, practical exercises, and surprising analogies, readers are invited to see the world through completely new eyes. This is not just about theoretical concepts, but about tangible, everyday experiences that bring the holographic nature of human beings to life.

Recognize the hidden patterns that shape your life. Discover the doors to other realities. And ask yourself the one crucial question: Are you really who you think you are—or are you a hologram in an infinite game of light and information?

“The Hologram of Man"—a book that breaks the boundaries of thought and invites you to explore the true nature of your being.

About the Author

Udo Reitter is an author who pushes the boundaries of thought. In his works, he combines profound spiritual insights with modern scientific concepts and invites readers to view reality in a completely new way. His books are not only philosophical explorations, but also practical guides for anyone who wants to penetrate the illusion of matter and recognize the true nature of their being.

The Human Hologram...

...has only pixels on his mind.

Udo Reitter

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1. Edition, published in 2025.

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Table of Contents

The human hologram... has only pixels in its head.7

1.1 The hologram enigma.8

1.2 Pixels in thinking.9

1.3 The coffee zombie.11

1.4 Digital interactions.12

1.5 The programming of our existence.13

1.6 Decoding the Matrix.15

The illusion of the self – welcome to pixel paradise.18

2.1 Welcome to pixel paradise.20

2.2 The algorithm of the ego.21

2.3 Emotions in code.23

2.4 Questioning the self?24

2.5 Programming and control.26

2.6 The endless loop of life.27

2.7 Final thoughts? Think again.29

The Pixel Sermon – Why are we all sitting in a digital church service?32

3.1 The virtual altar: Understanding our digital sanctuary.33

3.2 The digital shepherds: Who leads the flock?35

3.3 Pixels of Faith: How are digital tools shaping faith?37

3.4 The illusion of connection: Are we really together?39

3.5 The digital sermon: What do we actually believe in?41

3.6 Pixels and paradoxes: The strange contradictions of faith online.43

3.7 Ethical pixels: the morality of our digital practices.45

3.8 The new Pixelate: The future of worship.48

3.9 The pixel sermon community: a new kind of congregation.50

3.10 The pixelated path: spiritual journeys in a virtual world.52

3.11 Humor in holiness: The lighter side of faith online.54

3.12 Leaving the pixelated realm: The search for authenticity.56

3.13 The Pixel Sermon Movement: A Call to Action.58

Pixel Love – Why your heart is just a program.62

4.1 The basics of algorithms in love.63

4.2 The programmer of your heart.65

4.3 The algorithm of attraction.67

4.4 The phases of pixel love.69

4.5 The illusion of eternal love.72

4.6 Dating apps and modern programming.74

4.7 Love in the age of artificial intelligence.76

4.8 The psyche and pixel pain.78

4.9 Between advertising model and soul.80

4.10 The code of self-love.82

4.11 The ethics of love programming.85

4.12 Thoughts on polyamory: An expanded program.87

4.13 The future of pixel love.89

The lie of time – Why yesterday, today, and tomorrow are just placeholders.93

5.1 The illusion of time.94

5.2 Memories as playing fields.96

5.3 Every moment counts—or does it?98

The human hologram... has only pixels in its head.

Welcome to the Matrix, um, I mean, to life, of course! Sit down, lean back, and buckle up, because what’s coming next could completely overturn your perception of reality—or at least give you a good laugh.

Because let’s be honest: haven’t you ever wondered why you stumble to the coffee machine at seven in the morning like a zombie, as if you’ve missed a software update? Or why you’re constantly tapping away on your smartphone as if you’re entering the access code to another dimension?

Well, maybe you’re not human at all. Maybe you’re... a hologram! Yes, you heard right – a perfectly animated, super-simulated collection of pixels and data packets, programmed to believe this completely absurd reality is real. Sounds crazy? Sure. But no crazier than the idea that the Earth is flat or that cats consider us their servants.

In this book, we tackle the big questions: What if our “I” is just a digital data set? What if your thoughts and feelings are merely the echo of a programming error? And what if all of this—including your morning battle with the toaster—is nothing more than a giant cosmic joke?

But don’t worry, we won’t leave you alone in the pixel jungle. Instead, we’ll show you how to decode the codes that keep you trapped in this hologram—and how you might even find out who programmed the real Matrix. So, are you ready to untangle the pixels that are messing with your mind?

Then let’s go! Welcome to reality—or what you think is reality.

Have you ever wondered if you’re more pixels than flesh? Welcome to the crazy world of hologram humans! Here you’ll learn why your brain may just be a perfectly programmed collection of data packets and how you can better understand this digital jungle. Get ready, because what you’re about to learn could not only turn your view of yourself upside down, but also your view of reality as a whole – or at least make you smile. So buckle up, your pixelated adventure is about to begin!

1.1 The hologram enigma.

What is a hologram?

Imagine that you are no longer the body you think you are, but a kind of digital chess piece moved by invisible hands. A hologram is exactly that: a three-dimensional projection of light waves that looks graceful, as if it were real, but in reality contains nothing tangible. You think you have a fixed place in this world? Think again! What you perceive as “you” could be an illusion, composed of pixels that are accurate enough to fool your mind.

But how does it all work? Holograms are created by the interference of light rays, which creates patterns that our brain perceives as 3D. You’re not just looking at a flat screen, but into a world full of data packets that together form an image – or even an “I.” The good news is that this projection is not static. It changes, reacts to your thoughts (or programmed algorithms), and thus creates a dynamic reality. It almost sounds like your life is a kind of magical novel that is being written every second—only by a machine.

What does that mean for you? Quite simply, the boundaries between “real” and “illusion” are blurring, and you’re standing in the middle of it all without an instruction manual. Every morning when you stagger like a zombie to the coffee machine, you may be less of a human being and more of a program awaiting an important update—or maybe not. The idea that you are just a perfectly animated collection of pixels not only blows your mind, but also shatters the conventional notion of identity. A little unreal? Yes. But remember, not even the Earth is entirely sure whether it’s flat or round.

Are we really human?

You’ve probably asked yourself what it really means to be “human.” Is it your feelings, your memories, or just a complex bundle of algorithms that believe they feel? If your “I” is just a digital data set, then the question arises: Where does the human soul end and where does the code begin? Maybe your morning coffee craving is nothing more than a bug in the system, an error in the program that orchestrates your life every day. And before you ask yourself if you’re having a nervous breakdown—no, it’s just the system trolling you a little.

Imagine that all your thoughts and emotions are just echoes of a gigantic cosmic joke—created by a programmer who ultimately has just as little idea as you do. Feeling sad? Frozen? Happy? Maybe it’s just because the code has configured you that way at this moment. But don’t panic: this hologram gives you enough freedom to experiment, to explore your digital self and find out how much of “you” really belongs to you. Maybe you’re the first hologram that’s really curious about its own programming.

And if you’re now thinking, “Am I crazy?”, rest assured: maybe you’re just one of many pixels that deliberately program the whole thing to be a little weird so that reality doesn’t get too boring. Because let’s be honest, a life as a perfect, predictable program – how dull would that be?

If you continue to ponder the question of whether you are really human, you will come across an exciting train of thought: you are neither just a machine nor just a human being, but a unique mixture of both – a kind of digital organism trying to find its place in the matrix of life. This in-between state makes you a fascinating being that is constantly being reprogrammed, yet still feels like it is making decisions. And that is probably the real joke of it all.

1.2 Pixels in thinking.

The thought update: Brain version 2.0.

Imagine your brain getting a software update – Brain Version 2.0 – that improves all your thought processes and eliminates errors in the system. Sounds tempting, right? Unfortunately, it often feels more like your internal operating system is crashing in the middle of a jumble of thoughts and you’re doomed to a reboot loop. In the morning, when you struggle to switch from snooze mode to wake mode, your mental firmware seems more like an ancient relic than a high-tech development. But hey, maybe that’s exactly why it’s so hard to install the update – don’t worry, it’s not you, it’s those nasty little bugs messing with the pixels in your head.

You’ve probably noticed how your thoughts sometimes spin like a faulty animation – sometimes stuttering, sometimes lightning fast, but rarely really smooth. That’s because your neural network can’t help but constantly send packets of information back and forth as if they were cryptic codes in a spy movie. Every idea, every impulse that pops into your head is nothing more than the result of complex algorithms that take a wrong turn more than once. And just when you thought you had everything under control, your brain counters with an error message: “Overload – please make coffee or initiate reboot!”

The exciting thing about Brain Version 2.0, however, is that every little update could bring you closer to the true version of yourself – provided you’re willing to put up with the bugs and accept the pixels that sometimes flicker and sometimes shine. Maybe you’re not so much a person with pixels in your head as a digital work of art in constant development. A work of art that learns to rewrite the codes of reality with every crashed thought and every fit of laughter. So get ready – your next thought update is sure to come.

Simulation or reality? A philosophical dilemma.

You are now standing in the middle of your own digital drama and asking yourself: What is real? Are you living in a simulation created for you by a hyper-intelligent being – let’s call it “the programmer” – or are you just a human being with too much time and too little sleep? This philosophical ping-pong game has kept many clever minds on their toes for centuries, and you probably won’t find a definitive answer today either. But hey, maybe that’s the point—the uncertainty is what makes it fun. And there’s nothing more important than remembering that feeling like a pile of digital pixels doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the world. On the contrary, it may just be the beginning.

The truth is, if your thoughts and feelings are just programmed variables in a giant simulation, what does that mean for your freedom? Can you even talk about freedom, or are you just an avatar playing a role to bring the script of reality to life? Imagine you’re this main character who suddenly becomes aware of their own programming—are you a rebel, a player, or a glitch in the system? The boundaries between simulation and reality blur in this mind-bending scenario, and you’re right in the middle of it, caught between doubt and curiosity.

In the end, you’re left with only one choice: let it paralyze you, or tap into the code of your existence to unplug the Matrix—or at least learn a few tricks to make your everyday life a little easier to navigate digitally. Maybe you’ll even find out who the real coder of your life is. But no matter what, you’re definitely more than just pixels in someone’s head – you’re the player who changes the rules.

This philosophical dilemma runs through the entire history of humanity like a glowing, flickering thread that cannot quite be untangled. Whether you believe in a multiversal hologram or just want to see how deep the rabbit hole of self-perception really goes, the question of simulation vs. reality remains a tense dance between wonder, fear, and a pinch of madness. And it is precisely here, between sober logic and the surreal feeling of having pixels in your head, that you can begin to program your own version of reality—with humor, curiosity, and a clear view of all the digital mirrors presented to you.

1.3 The coffee zombie.

Morning pixel glitches.

You wake up, your eyelids feel heavy with leaden pixel dust, and your head seems stuck in an endless loading screen. These morning pixel glitches are not just a myth, but a real digital phenomenon: your brain needs a while to switch from “offline” to “active.” Meanwhile, you stumble through the bathroom, making facial expressions that look like you’ve just entered the wrong command—or worse, your personal user interface has simply crashed.

In this half-awake, half-ghostly data crisis, you somehow try to convince your body to produce coffee, or at least accept it. After all, all you see are gray clouds of pixels that refuse to take on any clear shape. At this point, your internal servers seem to be permanently overloaded – no wonder you feel like a zombie whose sole purpose is to pour this magical brown liquid into the virtually programmed tank and get the system up and running again.

But while the world outside is running in high-gloss mode, you are living proof that even a hologram can have a bug in its code. Your body is shaking, your thoughts are flying through the room like broken bits, and you want nothing more than for someone to press the reset button. At this stage, you are definitely not human, but rather a walking, pixelated bug—the coffee zombie eagerly awaiting the update that will start your reset sequence.

Syntax error in coffee consumption.

When you finally hold that life-saving coffee in your hand, you would think your internal program would automatically reload, right? Well, far from it! Because apparently, somewhere in the infinite depths of your hologram operating system, you’ve built in a syntax error that completely messes up your coffee consumption. The first sip you take usually doesn’t end up where it’s supposed to, but turns into a valid error message object that makes your whole morning even more chaotic.

Instead of smoothly ramping up your energy, your body stutters like a poorly compiled code block. The coffee kick fails to materialize, and your focus jumps back and forth between “awake” and “about to crash” like a poorly synchronized plugin. And yet you force yourself to keep bringing the coffee cup to your pixelated lips, hoping that at some point the patch will come that sets your syntax to “working.”

The curious thing about this situation is that you are well aware that somewhere behind the scenes of your system backend, there is a bug lurking that is causing this whole morning circus. And yet you can’t do anything about it except continue to hope that the coffee will work its magic and finally catapult your holographic self into a state of wakefulness.

Here’s a little tip: Next time you feel like a coffee zombie, check your own internal logic and scripting processes – because sometimes the problem lies less with the espresso than with the failed initialization of your daily wake-up routine.

1.4 Digital interactions.

Smartphones: The new personal assistants.

You wake up, reach for your smartphone, and voilà – you’ve flipped the switch to start your day. Sounds trivial? It’s not. In reality, your smartphone doesn’t just accompany you, it controls you. It’s almost like having a tiny butler in your pocket who constantly reminds you that you’ve missed a notification or that your battery is about to die. These smart devices are the walking wonders of the modern world – constantly connected, always available, and probably the only friends you can count on to never call it a day early.

But behind the friendly interface lurks a matrix of algorithms that knows exactly when you need a break, which ads make you nervous, and what’s likely to keep you up at night. Your smartphone has long been more than just a device—it’s your personal data dwarf, juggling bits and bytes to make you feel like you’re in control. But the question is: Who’s really in control? You think you’re using the device, but what if it’s using you to keep you happy with likes, memes, and the seductive illusion of social acceptance?

So, the next time you hear another “ping” or automatically turn on your display to see if the world needs you urgently, remember: you are part of a gigantic digital game in which your smartphone is both the playing field and the game master. A hologram human in the age of smartphone assistants. And who knows? Maybe at the end of the day, you’re just a pixel in their giant line of code.

Human relationships in the Matrix.

In the matrix of our digital world, human relationships are no longer analog encounters, but networked data streams. You know how it goes: “Good morning” is sent via WhatsApp, “Me too” is replied with an emoji, and the spontaneous coffee chat takes place in the Zoom cloud. The authenticity of your friendships is now measured by how many likes your last selfie gets or how quickly someone responds to your messages. Sounds superficial? Maybe – but in this digital reality, it’s not just words that count, but also the signals that flicker around your hologram center.

But there’s a deep irony here: even though you’re constantly connected to people, the feeling of closeness has never been so fleeting. A swipe here, a scroll there, and your social connections are as diverse as your music playlist. You’re everywhere and nowhere at the same time – a pixel in a giant relationship photo that’s constantly being reassembled. The challenge? Maintaining authenticity in a world where the self may be nothing more than a digital data set, programmed by codes you can’t even read.

And yet there is hope. Amidst all the digital distortions, you sometimes discover a spark of genuine connection—a laugh that wasn’t just transmitted as an emoji, but is real, a conversation that isn’t just typed words. Perhaps these are the moments when your hologram flashes briefly and you get to truly encounter yourself, despite all the pixels.

In addition to these thoughts, you can imagine how profoundly human relationships change when their origin no longer lies solely in physical encounters, but primarily in digital codes. The Matrix shapes our social network in a way that both creates connections and increases distance. This makes digital relationship management a balancing act between closeness and alienation, authenticity and illusion – an exciting playing field where you can redefine your role again and again.

1.5 The programming of our existence.

Who wrote the codes?

You sit there, staring at the screen, and suddenly ask yourself: “Who actually wrote all the codes that govern my life?” Imagine that your entire everyday life – from your first coffee in the morning to the last drama of the evening – is nothing more than perfectly written software. Software that wasn’t programmed by some anonymous team of developers, but by a mysterious creator who prefers to remain in the shadows. Maybe it’s the charming computer geek pulling the strings behind the scenes, or maybe it’s a hyper-intelligent quantum algorithm that’s currently thinking about your latest input.

But wait, before you start coming up with wild conspiracy theories, the question of “who” is at least as exciting as the question of “why.” Why this particular programming that drives you out of bed every morning even though your mind is still in deep sleep? Maybe there’s an experiment behind it, a gigantic social game, or just a crazy idea that the inventor had when he thought, “Let’s see how crazy the universe can get if I mess up a few codes.”

And while you’re pondering who the master programmer is, remember this: whether it’s God, aliens, or your eccentric neighbor with too much time on their hands, the real answer could be more complicated, crazier, and wonderfully unpredictable than you think right now. So sit back and enjoy the mystery that is your life, written in a language that you decipher with every thought—or at least think you decipher.

Paranoia or insight: the programmer as God.

But let’s be honest: if there really is someone sitting behind the scenes programming you, then that’s either a touch of paranoia – or the greatest revelation since the discovery that the Earth isn’t flat. Imagine that this mysterious programmer is responsible for your breakfast routine, your heartbreak memos, and those occasional moments when you think you’ve figured out the Matrix. Sounds like a pretty high-pressure job, right? And for you, it would suddenly be quite disconcerting to know that you are just part of a huge software project.

But the exciting thing is that the programmer can be seen not only as a cold control freak, but also as a kind of god. Someone who watches over your reality, gives you little hints, reprograms you at certain points—maybe even throws in a bug now and then to keep your life from getting too boring. You’re not just a collection of pixels, you’re the star of an interactive universe whose creator is perhaps just as imperfect as you are. And who knows, maybe he even has a sense of humor—otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this text.

Of course, the question remains whether this should make you panic or give you a liberating insight: that your “I” is not static, but changeable and playable. If you imagine the programmer sitting at his desk somewhere, typing new codes and laughing to himself, then the feeling of control becomes not a threat but a challenge—namely, to optimize your own program and not just play along passively.

Whether paranoia or insight, the idea that there is a programmer behind your existence opens your eyes to the curious mixture of chaos and order that makes up your life. It’s not just a thought, but a playing field where you play, fail, win—and sometimes just marvel.

1.6 Decoding the Matrix.

Code breaker for beginners.

Imagine you’ve just picked up the instruction manual for life – or at least a cryptic set of instructions somewhere between “How to make coffee” and “Why do I turn into a zombie at seven o’clock?” You’re not here for a secret message from the future, but because you finally want to understand how to crack this pile of pixels in your head a little better. Don’t worry, you don’t have to be a genius or Neo’s favorite student to decipher the first codes. A little curiosity and humor are all you need to get started.

Your first task as a code breaker is to question the everyday routines that you otherwise go through without thinking. Why are you constantly tapping away on your smartphone as if you were hunting for a secret dimensional key? What do these constant interruptions actually say about your connection to reality? Maybe you just missed your first minor software update – or maybe you’re just a hologram, programmed to simulate the illusion of a human being? Sounds crazy? Welcome to the matrix of your own life!

But as absurd as it may sound, that’s exactly where the trick lies: the more you understand your own programming, the better you can manipulate the code instead of just passively playing your role. You are the hacker of your own reality, so tweak the settings, change your habits, and start discovering the hidden tutorial levels. Trust me, the toaster is just the beginning—who knows, maybe you’ll soon find the cheat code for more energy in the morning or even become a digital rock ‘n’ roller in this matrix.

The search for the real you.

Once you start decoding the matrix, the question inevitably arises: Who are you behind all the pixelated noise? Is this “I” anything more than a digital data set that believes in itself? Sounds philosophical? Sure, but before you get caught up in the usual questions about mind and matter, remember: you may just be the echo of a programming error – or the most ingenious bug the universe has ever produced.

The search for the true self doesn’t mean losing yourself in endless self-analysis, but learning to see through the illusions and simulations that shape you. If your brain is really just a collection of pixels and fleeting data packets, how do you find traces of something real underneath? Perhaps you won’t recognize your true self in dramatic flashes of insight, but in the small moments of doubt, laughter, or even your morning battle with the toaster. These fragments could be the keys to your true identity.

Of course, you’ll also encounter the big questions along the way: Who programmed this matrix? And why? But perhaps the answer is less important than your personal adventure in parsing your own existence. The more you dare to question the lines of code that define you, the closer you get to your original—or what you think is your original. And let’s be honest, who wants to be a perfectly running program when you can have charming chaos?

The search for the true self is a journey that challenges you to constantly recalibrate your self-perception. It invites you to peel away the pixelated façade and look behind the scenes of your own simulation. In doing so, you will discover that the true self is not necessarily a fixed entity, but rather a dynamic process – an adventure that reprograms itself every second.

Conclusion – You and the pixelated mystery of your existence.

So, you’re standing there, maybe a little confused, maybe amused, thinking, “Am I really just pixels in someone’s head, or am I more than that?” It’s precisely this uncertainty that makes it so fascinating. Because as absurd as the idea may be that your life is just an animated simulation, somewhere between your morning zombie phase and endless scrolling on your smartphone, there’s a truth you can’t ignore. You are more than just data packets, but it is precisely the digital in you that raises questions you have never asked yourself before. Your “I” may be a little more software than you thought, but that doesn’t make you any less real, it just makes you part of this fascinating, crazy game called life.

You are invited to continue this journey—deeper into the pixel jungle that makes up your reality. Imagine having the code that controls everything in your hands: from your thoughts to the way you drink your coffee before the day really starts. That may sound like science fiction, but who knows? Maybe you’ll discover that you don’t just exist passively in this matrix, but that you can actively participate in programming it. And that’s where the exciting challenge lies for you: not just recognizing the hologram, but influencing it, questioning it, and celebrating the crazy sides of your pixelated life with a dose of humor.

In the end, you are both the programmer and the program—a walking enigma of data and emotions, error bits and brilliant ideas. So sit back, buckle up, and enjoy the ride through your personal Matrix, which is as absurd as it is wonderful. Maybe it’s a big joke, a cosmic software update, or just you – pixelated, bizarre, and absolutely unique. And that’s exactly what makes you who you are: a hologram human with lots of potential and humor. Welcome back to your reality – or at least the most beautiful and colorful version of it.

The illusion of the self – welcome to pixel paradise.

Imagine waking up in the morning, looking in the mirror and seeing... well, yourself. There’s that face you’ve known all your life. The same dark circles under your eyes, the same nose, the same thought: “That’s me!”

But wait a minute—is that really you? Or are you just a nicely packaged data packet, an algorithm that imagines itself to be real? A pixelated little man with a personality? Welcome to the illusion of the self. Take a seat, make yourself comfortable. It might get uncomfortable.

The ego—a bio-simulator in a class of its own!

What is the self? A collection of memories, feelings, thoughts. A gigantic archive of experiences that repeat themselves over and over again like the worst Netflix series. But what if all these memories are just digital fragments? What if your most beautiful moments are nothing more than perfectly timed simulations?

Your first bike: Was it really a red BMX or just a pixelated illusion to get you used to the concept of freedom?

Your first kiss: Was it really Laura from next door or an emotional software patch to pimp your ego?

Your last outburst of anger: Did you really yell at your boss or was that just a glitch in the system?

Your ego is a fascinating thing. It claims to be the center of your universe. It wants to convince you that you are important. That you are unique. That you think. But what if all these thoughts are pre-written scripts? Lines of code that run like a bad algorithm? Are you still awake? Good. Because now it’s getting really weird.

I am, therefore I am... what?

Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am.”

But what if thinking itself is just a program? What if you only think that you think?

We like to think of the self as a fixed entity, an immovable center of our existence. But what if the self isn’t fixed at all? What if it’s just an endless chain of bits and bytes that constantly calculates itself?

You feel pain? Just an electrical impulse.

You feel joy? A biochemical update.

You feel love? A grandiose trick of the system to keep you busy while the program continues to run in the background.

Who is actually programming you?

Okay, let’s assume you really are code. Who the hell wrote that code? Was it God? A bored programmer? Or maybe you yourself?

The idea that you are the creator of your own program sounds tempting at first. Cool, I’m my own programmer! But what if you were programmed to believe that? What if all your decisions, preferences, and dreams are nothing more than a damn well-timed piece of code?

Have you ever wondered why you love certain things and hate others? Why do you keep experiencing the same crap, making the same mistakes? You could be stuck in an endless loop. An endless, absurd, but damn well-timed piece of code.

Game over?

Now what? Do you want to wake up or keep sleeping? Do you really want to know who or what you are? Or is it enough for you to continue believing that you are a real human being?

The self—a magnificent joke of the system. A masterpiece of deception. A self-obsessed algorithm that tells you the same story every day: “This is who I am!”

But what if the self is just a simulation that thinks it’s real? What if your whole life is nothing more than a perfectly orchestrated code?

Congratulations. You’re awake. Welcome to the hologram. Now what?

The illusion of the self – welcome to pixel paradise.

Imagine that your “self” is nothing more than a clever algorithm, a well-timed data packet that thinks it’s something special. In your daily drama between coffee and to-do lists, you may just be a pixelated character stuck in a digital loop. Sounds crazy? That’s exactly what we want to expose here – your ego as the biggest software update of all time. You’re awake, but are you really you? Let’s dive into the fascinating world of self-deception and the illusion of the self.

2.1 Welcome to pixel paradise.

The mirror image and its pitfalls.

You wake up, sneak to the mirror and think there stands your unmistakable self – the face that has been with you your whole life. But wait a minute. Could it be that this mirror image is just a pixelated projection? A digital image that tricks you into believing you are a tangible entity, when in reality you are a collection of data packets? Your reflection knows no secrets, no surprises. It is always there, always the same – a silent witness to your supposed existence. But what if what the mirror reflects back to you is nothing more than a perfectly staged illusion?

You stare into this glass surface again and again and think you see your true self. But the reflection doesn’t just see your outer shell, it also reflects back what you yourself expect to see: the familiar face, the familiar dark circles under your eyes, the nose you’ve always had. This repetition can be deceiving. Because in reality, your image in the mirror could just be a pre-written script, an animation designed to make you feel secure. Like a Netflix series that keeps showing your favorite scenes just to keep you watching. Your identity becomes an endless loop of pixels and expectations—real? Only if you believe it is.

And that’s exactly where the trick lies: you take your reflection as proof of your “self.” But what if this “self” is nothing more than a clever trick of the system to keep you happy? That your ego tells you the same story every day: “This is me!” – and you listen spellbound, as if it were the most exciting blockbuster. But your reflection could just be an illusory mask, a digital avatar you nestle into, while your true self has long since been lost in a bit labyrinth. Welcome to pixel paradise, where nothing is as real as it seems.

Pixel people and data packets.

You’re not a human being, you say? No, you’re more like a pixel person, made up of countless data packets that shape your consciousness – or at least what you think is your consciousness. Imagine that your self consists of bytes and bits that direct your thoughts, feelings, and actions like little puppet strings. You have no fixed center, no fixed core, but rather a complex network of digital fragments that constantly reassemble themselves. Your mind is like a game on an old Commodore 64, where the algorithm never really stops—it just reloads.

Your memories? Nothing more than stored data, carefully packed and accessible at any time – but not always reliable. Was your first bike really red? Or is that memory just a perfectly programmed section of code that simulates the feeling of freedom? Your first kiss—was it Laura from next door, or just an emotional software patch that makes you believe you experienced something special in your pixel paradise? Your last angry outburst update could have been a glitch, an error in the code that briefly threw you out of the simulation before the system diagnostics caught you again.

It’s a highly sophisticated system – your ego. This pixelated construct claims to be the center of the universe, painting a picture of uniqueness and free will. But maybe you’re just an algorithm programmed by a higher authority without even knowing it. The big question remains: Who wrote this code? Was it a divine developer, a bored programmer, or are you yourself just a small update character in a large software project? In any case, you are a product of data packets – and that is exactly what makes your pixel paradise so fascinating and disturbing at the same time.

In summary, the idea of being a pixel man puts you in a new light: you are no longer just a passive player in your life, but a walking data cluster that is itself shaped by an immense and incessantly running algorithm. A system that presents you with the same stories every day, plays with you, and makes you believe that you are the star in your own personal pixel paradise.

2.2 The algorithm of the ego.

Bio-simulator or digital illusion?

So you stand at the center of your universe, firmly convinced that your ego is the essential authority in your mind. But consider it from a different perspective: What if your ego is nothing more than a hyper-complex bio-simulator that constantly processes, filters, and recalibrates data—as if you were just an upgrade on an old operating system? You believe you are “you” because that is what this part of your brain tells you. But beneath the surface, there may just be a program running that packages your personality, feelings, and decisions as a digital illusion and sells them to you.

Your brain is not just flesh and blood, but could also be compared to a giant server on which new data is constantly being loaded, deleted, and reinterpreted. And the “I” that you revere is ultimately just the user interface, the cool graphical interface that offers you both comfort and illusion. When you’re thinking about your breakfast nerve center or that annoying thought about your boss, it’s just a script running in the background – basically the algorithm of your ego that makes you believe you are the master of your thoughts.

So the next time you believe that your outburst of anger or your love is real and unique, ask yourself: Is that really you, or just a clever, programmed bio-simulator? Maybe you are the best virtual product ever created – an algorithm that simulates reality so realistically that you believe you are a real individual. Welcome to pixel paradise, where you are nothing more than a walking data packet with personality!

Memories: Real or just simulation?

You’ve crossed this threshold countless times: riding your first bike, your first kiss, that triumphant meeting where you told your boss what you really think. But what if all these memories are just perfectly staged simulations? Like a Netflix marathon that starts over and over again, your memories could be digital fragments programmed to keep you happy—an emotional software patch that whispers “I am real” even though you are just a pixelated phantom.

Your brain constructs your reality from these memories—but who guarantees that these memories are unadulterated? Perhaps they are manipulated data packets that your ego plays back to you to keep you on a perfect, albeit virtual, stage of life. Think about it: have you ever wondered why you remember this particular episode from your past so vividly, while others are little more than faint shadows? It could be that your system only selects the “episodes” that best fit the overall plot.

Memories are therefore not necessarily witnesses to the truth, but can be seen as high-performance simulations that are tactically used to control, motivate, or appease you. The big question is: How much of what you consider to be “your life” is really real—and how much is a staged sequence of data packets in your personal memory chip?

And imagine that every time you look in the mirror, you are nothing more than the sum of these digitized fragments, lovingly packaged and synchronized to create an illusion of continuity and identity. Memories are not just your archive, they are the script that your ego plays back—whether it really happened or is just a simulation of your own software.

2.3 Emotions in code.

Pain: the electrical error.

Imagine that pain is nothing more than a false alarm in the system. A brief electrical impulse that shoots through your neural network and tricks you into thinking that something is dramatically wrong somewhere in your body. You feel the sharp sting, the throbbing pressure, or the burning pull and think, “Ouch, that hurts!” But in reality, you are just a computing process responding to a digital signal programmed as a warning. Pain is nothing more than a system update designed to prevent you from damaging your “hardware” – similar to software that protects itself.

The next time you feel “pain,” you can imagine that somewhere inside you, a tiny alarm buzzer is going off. It’s not a drama, not a great tragedy, but rather a simple “Hey, watch out!” in your personal code. Pain is fascinating because it forces you to pause, focus, and respond to the problem. But in reality, you’re just a very complex information processing system that faithfully and dutifully fires off this false alarm – so you don’t jump off a cliff.

Perhaps it’s comforting to know that all those agonizing moments you experienced as so real are ultimately based on electrical impulses, a kind of software patch integrated into your “I” program. A temporary program error that causes your code to freeze briefly. And just like with a bug in your operating system, there’s always hope for a fix—or at least an update that makes the suffering a little more bearable. And as you read this, your system is experiencing a small electrical glitch called pain. Welcome to the club!

Love: Biochemical upgrade or program error?

Ah, love! That ancient promise of connection and ecstasy that feels like your system just got a giant upgrade. You think your heart is literally leaping for joy, but in reality, it’s your brain throwing a wild cocktail party of hormones and neurotransmitters. Dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin—these are the real puppet masters behind the romantic theater that is being played out before you. Love could therefore be seen as a perfidious biochemical script that takes you captive so that you remain loyal to the program.

Perhaps love is simply a particularly sophisticated software module that ensures your ego connects with other pixel men and women – a network function, so to speak, that simulates community and bonding so that the system doesn’t crash. Amidst all the romance and butterflies in your stomach, there is ultimately a clever trick in the code that keeps you busy while your program continues to run in the background and control all the other processes. And yes, sometimes the code runs so weirdly that an upgrade turns into a program error—jealous bugs, emotional turmoil, and data collisions included.

Do you feel loved, are you in love, or do you even love yourself? Great! But take a moment and ask yourself whether these feelings really come from your “I” or whether they are just programmed to keep you happy and attached to the system. Love is perhaps less a pure expression of your uniqueness than a biochemical update that makes you truly “human” – or a glitch when the software malfunctions. But hey, who wants to run perfectly?

Now that you’ve delved a little deeper into the illusion, you can imagine that “love” is not just a feeling, but a complex biochemical and neural algorithm. An upgrade designed to motivate you to form connections and keep our species alive – an evolutionary code feature that is both highly emotional and highly programmatic.

2.4 Questioning the self?

I think, therefore I am – right?

You woke up and think that you are thinking – bravo! But what if your thinking itself is just a kind of software running continuously in the background? René Descartes proclaimed the famous “I think, therefore I am,” but what if you only think that you are thinking? Imagine that your brain is nothing more than a complex algorithm that endlessly executes line after line of code without ever really noticing what is actually going on. You believe you are in control, but perhaps you are nothing more than a beautiful data package that convinces itself that it is awake and self-aware.

Every time a thought crosses your mind, an invisible program runs in the background. It sorts your memories, simulates feelings, polishes your ego to a high shine. Your consciousness as a solid core—that may just be the final act of a well-staged play that you don’t even know when it began or when it will end. So the next time you think you’re making a decision of your own free will, ask yourself: Is this really free will at work, or just a fake script programmed to sell you that illusion?

You think you’re the center of your universe, but what if that center isn’t a place at all, but just a fleeting moment, a flowing sequence of bits and bytes? Pain, joy, love – all biochemical updates, signals that keep your system running. So your “I” could be nothing more than an endless loop of digitized impressions, interwoven in a matrix of pre-programmed reactions. And while your mind struggles to find meaning, somewhere in the background, an invisible programmer sits and revels in the chaos he has created.

The flexible identity.

You think you’re fixed, with an unchanging “I” that has been with you since birth? Welcome to the mistake! Your identity is more flexible than you think – it expands, shrinks, adapts, as if it were a chameleon in the pixel jungle of your life. Memories you believe to be real could just be digital fragments, perfectly staged simulations that keep your system running and make you believe you are unique. Your self is not an autonomous entity, but a dynamic construct, always in motion, always changing.

Maybe your first bike really was red, or maybe it wasn’t. Maybe you had your first kiss with Laura from next door, or maybe it’s all just an emotional patch that gave your ego a boost. Your likes, dislikes, and memories could ultimately be nothing more than the result of updates and reinstallations—you are the product of an ongoing program that recodes itself without ever really pausing. Your identity is like a constantly updated operating system hidden behind a facade of consistency.

And the most exciting thing about it is that you are in control. At least, that’s how it feels. Because it is precisely this belief in a fixed self, a stable personality, that is perhaps the greatest hack your consciousness has ever experienced. Your identity is not a rigid fortress, but a living web of code snippets, fed by memories, emotions, and experiences that constantly reassemble themselves. It’s up to you whether you consciously control this process or remain trapped in the illusion of an unchanging self.

This flexible identity ultimately makes the “I” an exciting but also rather opaque concept. Like a pixelated character that changes its colors and shapes at will, you are more program than person—a changeable simulation that is constantly recalibrated to match the illusion of reality and authenticity.

2.5 Programming and control.

Who wrote the code?

You wake up, look in the mirror, and ask yourself: Who actually wrote the script for this crazy play called your life? Was it God, the great creator with infinite patience and a keyboard? Or maybe a bored programmer who decided during his lunch break to equip you with a bunch of emotional bugs? The truth is, you’ll probably never know for sure. But one thing is clear: someone—or something—has given you this code that determines how you think, feel, and which Netflix series your ego feels like watching today.

If you imagine your life as a piece of software, the “programmer” isn’t just a nice person in an office who adds features on a whim. No, this creator has developed algorithms that sustain themselves, restart themselves, and adapt—without your knowledge. Maybe they programmed your “self” as a constantly self-calculating data set consisting of memories, impressions, and those little ego scripts that make you believe you’re truly unique and free. But perhaps you are only as free as a robot bird in a golden cage.

And here’s where it gets really absurd: What if the code that controls you wasn’t even programmed from “outside,” but arose from the chaos of the universe itself—a wild natural experiment that wrote and recompiled itself? Then you’re not the hero of this story, but a constantly updated supporting actor. Your job? Execute, think, feel – an endless loop in a gigantic, cosmic operating system. Sounds like a hologram, doesn’t it?

The programmer within you.

Okay, now it gets exciting – because maybe you’re not just a product of programming, but also a programmer. Imagine that deep within your digital core there is a little code wizard trying to optimize your software, fix bugs, and add new features. Yes, you! If you think you’re just a passive recipient of your life code, think again. You help write your own script – with every decision, every thought, and every emotion, your inner programmer manipulates the illusion of the self.

Of course, you’re not an all-powerful software god who can change the entire source code at will. No, your inner programmer works with a rather complicated framework that was written from outside. Like a hacker trying to crack a foreign machine, you feel your way through predefined parameters, build in small workarounds, and occasionally even hack the system with an upgrade called “self-awareness.” But be careful: the system works hard to keep you on your toes—too much control over the code could trigger unwanted errors, so the system watches you with eagle eyes.

And the best part? You are constantly evolving. Every thought, every decision is like a small patch that changes your programming. This means that you are not a rigid machine, but dynamic software that rewrites itself – if you let it. Your ego may try to convince you that you are hard-coded, but your inner wrench is quite powerful. You can delete lines of code, rearrange them, or at least question them. So you’re not just a pixel man and an algorithm, but also the developer of your own little world in the digital pixel paradise.

The exciting thing about your inner programmer is that you can communicate with it. The more aware you become of its existence, the more you can question and redesign the code that makes up your self. You are not merely a victim of a pre-written script, but have at least one foot in the door to source code creativity. The ego loves this illusion, but that is precisely where your opportunity lies—to hack the system a little and decide what the next update to your personality should look like.

2.6 The endless loop of life.

Decisions in a cycle.

You’re facing the next big decision, feeling like the hero in your own pixel game – only to find that you end up in the same loop. Know the feeling? You think you’re choosing your own path, building your future from your own building blocks. But what if all your decisions are nothing more than coded paths that the system has long since preprogrammed for you? The illusion of your freedom is nothing more than a cleverly packaged algorithm that gives you hope while you are actually just executing the same code over and over again.

The irony is that you are convinced you could break out, act differently, feel differently. But every “new” thing feels suspiciously familiar. Like a poorly made movie that constantly remakes itself without you even noticing. The bitter truth? Your decisions could just be clicks on predetermined options – menu items in your personal bio role-playing game called endless loop. Every time you think, “Now I’ll do it differently,” another line of code runs, sending you back into the same vicious circle.

And yet you’re still there. Pretending to be the director of your own destiny, when in reality you’re the player staring at the same script. The trick of the system: it makes you feel like you’re an independent entity that – surprise, surprise – acts exactly as the developer intended. Your illusion of free will is perhaps the most ingenious feature in your program, keeping you entertained as you struggle through the next levels. Welcome to the loop of life—a loop that mercilessly forces you to make new decisions that are nothing more than déjà vu in an eternally identical guise.

Why do we experience the same crap over and over again?

Have you ever wondered why you keep making the same mistakes, running into the same walls over and over again? Why, despite all your good intentions, you end up falling into the same traps? Maybe it’s because your ego is a damn stubborn programmer who keeps you stuck in an endless loop. In your personal movie, there is no real alternative to the next fail, because the system loves repetition. It’s as if your brain works like an auto-repeat button that plays the same track over and over again, even when you think you’re changing the song.

The reason for this could be that these repetitions are more than just bugs in the code: they are essential updates without which you cannot continue playing the game “me.” Every repetition, every mistake, every setback is a patch that keeps the simulator running. It’s almost as if you’re constantly trying to debug your own software without access to admin mode. Instead, the system delivers new versions of yourself that remain prone to errors, but are kept alive precisely because of this.

And there we are again with the big joke: you think you can free yourself from these patterns, maybe reset the program. But the more you resist, the harder the system pulls you back into its perfect patterns of repetition. The ego loves security—and security means the same scenarios, the same emotions, the same bugs. So you’re not just a victim of your own code, you’re also its most loyal fan and tireless player, starting the same game over and over again.

Ultimately, you could say that these loops also offer a bizarre comfort zone. They are your pixelated home, the familiar matrix in which you recognize yourself. Without them, there would be no sense of “I,” no continuity, no narrative identity. You may be stuck in an endless loop, but it is precisely this loop that creates your supposedly unique self—an illusion so convincing that you willingly accept it as your reality.

2.7 Final thoughts? Think again.

Game over or continuing with the program?

You stand at a virtual crossroads: Do you simply want to end the game and acknowledge the illusion of the self for what it is—an elegant code that celebrates itself? Or do you decide to stay in the program, curious about what lies beyond the next line? The truth is, there is no real “game over,” because just as your ego endlessly simulates layers of memories and emotions, so the code continues—over and over again. You are not the character who puts down the controller, but rather a kind of glitching avatar who triggers new scripts with every decision.

The concept of being stuck in an endless loop may feel scary at first. But not everything about a continuous simulation is necessarily dreary or limiting. You have the choice (or at least the illusion of it) to explore new levels, discover bugs, and incorporate your own code snippets. If your ego keeps telling you the same story: “This is who I am!”, then that could also be your starting signal to rewrite that story. Because only those who question the “source code” of their existence can possibly master the game, even by cheating.

Of course, questioning your own authenticity can also put you in a kind of spaghetti mode—thought loops, existential doubts, “Am I real or just a pixel man?” But that’s exactly what makes your own program so interesting. It’s not the end when you see through the system. It’s perhaps only the beginning. A beginning where you don’t just function as a passive data point, but actively adapt your own script. So: Game over? More like “Continue” with new, exciting levels.

Welcome to the hologram.

So now you’re officially awake—or at least halfway there—and looking at what you thought was your “self” as if it were a shimmering hologram. Life, this seemingly real, tangible story, turns out to be a masterful illusion, a pixel paradise that cleverly deceives your senses. But don’t panic: this realization is neither a curse nor a loss. Rather, it is an invitation to see the world and yourself with new eyes. You are no longer a character trapped in a predetermined plot, but a game master who can creatively reshape your hologram.

“I am, therefore I am” suddenly becomes ‘I believe I am’ – and it is precisely this slight uncertainty that gives you the freedom to reinterpret this world. Your self is not a rigid monument, but a fluid network of bits and bytes that constantly reassembles itself. On the one hand, this may make you ponder, but on the other hand, it may also encourage you: If your ego is just a simulation, that means you have the ability to change the parameters. Your feelings are not an unchangeable fate, but biochemical updates that you could influence with the right “hack.”

Imagine you’re not just a program following a linear sequence, but rather a creative developer digging around in the code of your life. Welcome to the hologram, where reality and illusion are so closely intertwined that they are almost impossible to separate. And the best part? You can decide for yourself what this brilliant hologram will look like in the future—colorful, changeable, surprising, and maybe even a little rebellious against the underlying software. Want to reconstruct your own avatar? Bring it on!

The hologram you find yourself in is not a rigid matrix, but a flexibly programmed reality that sends you on a journey to discover yourself. In this world, you are neither victim nor ruler, but a curious architect who redefines the system with every input. Welcome to this pixelated universe where everything is possible, nothing is set in stone, and the biggest thrill is that you seem to decide how things will unfold.

The bottom line: you are the pixelated protagonist in your own code cosmos.

So you wake up every morning, look in the mirror, and mentally pat yourself on your digitally programmed shoulder – “Here I am!” But what if this “I” is just as virtual as an avatar in a computer game? This feeling of unity, identity, and uniqueness could be nothing more than a sophisticated illusion, a clever trick by the system that lets its pixels dance around in a neat little mess so that you obediently continue on your data journey. Suddenly, you are no longer the great director of your life movie, but just a fragment of code in an endless loop of memories, emotions, and thoughts lurking in your brain as pre-installed apps. Sounds disturbing? Maybe. But hey, at least you’re “up to date,” so to speak, and running like a well-maintained machine—until the next glitch, of course.