Never got into simulation theory. It just seems like standard monotheism but put into a modern IT framework with an unnamed creator.
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It just solves everything by introducing another level of abstraction πΆβπ«οΈ
Another view of it is if people mostly know you through remote-working, social media, computer games etc., then the "digital you" is something with non-physics rules that you can adapt analogously to the matrix.
The machines in the Matrix really nailed it when they made the 1990s the choice as the peak of human civilization for the simulation.
If the simulation was really controlled by Josh from Let's Game It Out, why isn't it lagging because of all the random crap he built?
If I had any part: "Were you listening to me, Neo? Or were you looking at the dancing badgers?"
Also, some aspects of the matrix (as a concept) seem silly with today's society. You don't need to lie about it, I already live mostly digitally and would be fine with my body being used as a battery or whatever.
I'm at the point where a medsci student could probably convince me to let them preserve my brain (chemical fixation if anything like that has potential to be reversed). Though I would wish to have some form of revival contract (with different acceptable scenarios) to not wake up to the same/worse conditions.