The gradual, often unconscious shift in a work process, system, or organizational behavior away from its original purpose—usually due to routine, habit, or the illusion of progress. Common in corporate, bureaucratic, or tech settings where the system just keeps running… because that’s what it does.
“Why are we still sending daily update emails no one reads?”
“No clue. Classic case of process drift
“No clue. Classic case of process drift
by Richard A April 25, 2025
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It’s not a bug—it’s a FEATURE.
Origin:
Born from the trenches of multi-topic AI sessions where attention spans go to die. Coined by users who realized they’re not multitasking—they’re multi-existential spiraling.
Related Terms:
* Context Collapse – When multiple topics blur into a singularity of semantic soup.
* Prompt Creep – When your “one quick question” becomes a doctoral thesis.
* AI Tangent Velocity (ATV) – The speed at which a conversation fucks off into nowhere.
Pro Tips:
* Embrace it. Let the drift take you.
* Rename your chat threads before you forget what the hell happened.
* Use it as fuel for your next sci-fi short story or therapy session.
It’s not a bug—it’s a FEATURE.
Origin:
Born from the trenches of multi-topic AI sessions where attention spans go to die. Coined by users who realized they’re not multitasking—they’re multi-existential spiraling.
Related Terms:
* Context Collapse – When multiple topics blur into a singularity of semantic soup.
* Prompt Creep – When your “one quick question” becomes a doctoral thesis.
* AI Tangent Velocity (ATV) – The speed at which a conversation fucks off into nowhere.
Pro Tips:
* Embrace it. Let the drift take you.
* Rename your chat threads before you forget what the hell happened.
* Use it as fuel for your next sci-fi short story or therapy session.
I asked ChatGPT to format a SQL query, and now we’re discussing whether time is a construct of perception. Classic thread-drift.
by segfahlt April 30, 2025
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Can involve a lifestyle that mirrors someone in their twenties, with parenting taking a backseat.
Can involve a lifestyle that mirrors someone in their twenties, with parenting taking a backseat.
“She had her son at 16, but it’s like she never grew into being a mom—still out every weekend. Classic case of maternal drift.”
“Maternal drift hit hard after she realized she missed out on her youth and tried to reclaim it.”
“Don’t confuse maternal drift with bad parenting—it’s deeper, like being emotionally stuck between two lives.”
Maternal Drift
“Maternal drift hit hard after she realized she missed out on her youth and tried to reclaim it.”
“Don’t confuse maternal drift with bad parenting—it’s deeper, like being emotionally stuck between two lives.”
Maternal Drift
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Get the Philadelphia Drift mug.THE ACTION OF UP SETTING THE BASIC DRIFTER or TRACK RAT REMINDING. PEOPLE DRIFTING STARTED IN THE STREETS BY OUTLAWS
IVE BEEN. DRIFT TRILLING. AND TRACK RAT . Now. Hes pissed. For no reason, except the fact. He thinks. Hes bettter then a street. Driver .
by Dr.Broklegg March 28, 2024
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Get the drift trilling mug.When two people pull away from each other out of fear of how intense their love is, but are inevitably pulled back together because they are homes to one another.
They were caught in a magnetic drift, pulling apart out of fear but always returning.
Our first talk felt so light that I didn't realize it was the beginning of something so deep. You moved into my life with such gentle patience that I didn't even notice I was rewriting my future to include you.
I look back now and realize that because it felt so effortless, we both dropped our guards. And when things started to feel real, we both got scared. We retreated into ourselves at times, trying to protect our hearts from the weight of it all. But the most honest thing I can say is this: no matter how far we drifted or how much we retreated, we always found our way back.
Slowly, I realized I wasn't just making room for you, I was building my life around the fact that you belong there.
I am still waiting to know more about that private frequency you talked about
I am here now, settled and sure, loving you more than words can hold.
Our first talk felt so light that I didn't realize it was the beginning of something so deep. You moved into my life with such gentle patience that I didn't even notice I was rewriting my future to include you.
I look back now and realize that because it felt so effortless, we both dropped our guards. And when things started to feel real, we both got scared. We retreated into ourselves at times, trying to protect our hearts from the weight of it all. But the most honest thing I can say is this: no matter how far we drifted or how much we retreated, we always found our way back.
Slowly, I realized I wasn't just making room for you, I was building my life around the fact that you belong there.
I am still waiting to know more about that private frequency you talked about
I am here now, settled and sure, loving you more than words can hold.
by Mi & Your♾️Fantasia January 27, 2026
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