Your brain’s already been hacked

The Matrix was right

Mark Shrime, MD, PhD

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You made six decisions today that weren’t yours. That coffee you “ordered”? That job you’re “considering”? That health insurance plan you “chose”? That medication you “talked to your doctor about”? That candidate you “voted for”?

Someone else pulled the strings, and you don’t even know it.

This isn’t conspiracy theory. It’s science. And once you see it, you’ll never make decisions the same way again.

Dissecting The Matrix

But first, watch this:

We all know what happens next. Neo takes the red pill, and the rest, as they say, is slow-motion bullets.

But something far more subtle — and far more unsettling —happened in those two minutes. Something that goes beyond choice.

See, Morpheus didn’t just offer Neo a choice. He orchestrated an elaborate psychological manipulation that made the red pill the only real option.

Here’s how he did it.

  1. The Setup: Neo arrives already primed. Before Neo ever meets Morpheus, he’s had his mouth fused shut, a robot bug implanted in his stomach, and mysterious encounters with the words the

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Mark Shrime, MD, PhD
Mark Shrime, MD, PhD

Written by Mark Shrime, MD, PhD

Author, SOLVING FOR WHY | Global surgeon | Decision analyst | Climber | 3x American Ninja Warrior Competitor