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[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Matrix actually makes more sense if the machines use the brains as processors

[–] Orangenkuchen 38 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I heard somewhere that this was the original plan. They changed it because computers were new and they didn't think people would understand "using human brains as CPUs"

[–] NoSpiritAnimal 40 points 11 months ago

This is direct from the Wachowskis and 100% true. The studio made them dumb down a ton if computer stuff.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

That's a common misconception that's been passed around the Internet so long that it's become common knowledge. There's a great (now deleted, but archived) writeup showing that the Wachowskis always intended humans to be batteries. The actual source of the "processors" idea came from a Neil Gaiman short story written to promote the movie at its release

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] cholesterol 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A power source. It does not make sense.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

For the majority of the people it's enough to trigger their suspension of belief.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Honestly, I'd like to see this version. This might explain better why the machines using humans for their own benefit is such a bad thing since, presumably, using humans as CPUs would take up brain power that we could use to build a better society or something.