a term describing a controlled environment or situation in which
people act or behave in ways that conform to roles pre-determined by a powerful person(s) who decides how the world is supposed to function.
Living on or within a matrix may also be referred to as "on the
grid", with greater flexibility and
choice available to those who venture off-the-grid.
After years of living a
boring life, working 9-to-5 on the East Coast matrix, he relocated to
Portland, Oregon, where he traded his car for a bicycle and started earning a living with his acoustic
guitar.