meta-real 

The concept of self-reference as the only paradigm of reality.

The assertion that the material has no reality aside from its aesthetic (appearance (phenomenona)); and is therefore real only in self-reference (meta-"real").

Argues that the linear past is real only in self-reference (aesthetic); that the past is not MATERIALLY real; and that self-reference is indicative of a cyclical future rather than a linear past.

Stipulates self-reference as a paradigm in which time and aesthetic are one.

Indicates that the conscious self appears from the self-reference between the material and the chronistic.

Material is only real insomuch as it is meta-real.

meta-real by sandraxine January 27, 2018

meta-reality 

The idea of a narrative, book or otherwise, being written as though it's non-fiction when it is actually fiction

"How would you describe this show?"
"Why, it's meta-reality of course!"

meta-reality by VultureMan1 February 26, 2017

Meta-Reality

The concept that what we perceive as base reality might itself be a construct, simulation, or narrative layer within a larger, truer reality. It’s the philosophical and sometimes psychedelic suspicion that we’re not at the bottom level of existence. This includes simulation theory, the idea that gods are themselves created, or that our universe is a thought in a meta-mind. It’s reality questioning its own reality, leading to a dizzying sense that everything, including the rules of physics, might be local software.

Example: "After his DMT trip, he couldn't stop talking about meta-reality. 'Our world is just the dream of a sleeping giant,' he'd say, 'and its alarm clock is the heat death of the universe. Also, the giant is allergic to peanuts, which is why they're deadly.' It made existential dread feel weirdly specific."

Meta-Reality by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026

Meta Quest 3 128GB— Breakthrough Mixed Reality Headset — Powerful Performance 

amazon.com uses a long title for the meta quest 3 128gb base model.
this results in stuff like this:

person: *searches meta quest 3 on amazon*
amazon: are you interested in the Meta Quest 3 128GB— Breakthrough Mixed Reality Headset — Powerful Performance?
person: why couldn't you just say "meta quest 3 128gb"? isnt that a little extra?

Meta Quest 3 128GB— Breakthrough Mixed Reality Headset — Powerful Performance by daftrio August 23, 2024