It's always the worst people who believe this too. The only interpretation of Simulation Theory that I will even remotely entertain is the one that we're all information stuck on the surface of a black hole, because it's the only one that isn't just there to feed tech bros' god complex.

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've never even heard of a simulation theory that remotely fits this mold.

The typical interpretation is that we're part of an ancestor simulation run by future humans / machines.

How that feeds anyone's God complex is beyond me.

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It's a fantasy that puts techbros in the position of god.

[–] Cannacheques@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

Python programmer suddenly feels less holy.

Haha

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 2 points 11 months ago

Counterpoint: we're in an educational program. The program is about the horrors of the 21st century, including climate change, greed, the rise of AI in a capitalist society, COVID, the return of fascism, the fall of the west and god knows what else. The tech bros, billionaires, politicians, etc aren't actually real, it's everyone else who is. Why? Those positions are too comfy and your students might learn the wrong lessons if you let them participate as trump or musk.