I think you might be right. machine = blind process. Yet it is also a building force. This is the fabric of reality; A splitting process, fragments cascading away to infinity.

We are in the middle of it though. We are a split off part and reality itself is also a split off part.

I'm sure all is hackable, but to what ends? A fresh avatar skin and in-game purchases to show off to your friends?

The wise. i think, turn around to face themselves. They head back, up against the stream , all the while the pixelated helper frantically waves it's sign 'wrong way!, Wrong way!'