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[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So the universe is a trans allegory?

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We live in The Matrix. The Matrix is a trans allegory.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Simulation theory doesn't equal The Matrix.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I was just explaining what they were saying because you expressed confusion.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 days ago

Oh yeah I wasn't really confused, I just meant to make the point that simulation theory != Matrix. Matrix is A simulation, but simulation theory doesn't necessitate that we all have real bodies in a "real world". In fact, I think the matrix version of the simulation is less likely, as it would be more complex to achieve, at least in our reality. In simulation theory, if the simulation stops and is deleted, there may well be literally nothing left of us. That's not a trans allegory, that's an existential crisis