garote | Are we living in a simulation?

As a life-long computer engineer, let me spell it out nice and easy:

You know that game, Sim Earth? Well the way it’s done is, a bunch of math happens to a bunch of numbers, then it gets turned into dots on a screen and you are amused.

You know how it ISN’T done? A little tiny crude version of a planet inside your computer box, with little tiny weather and buildings and people.

There is no "living in" a simulation, because there is no "in" part. A bunch of math is happening to give the appearance of something, but it's your own senses and imagination that make the "in".

Okay, so, how about if we back off of that and say, “my brain is real, but everything else is a simulation!” Well, hey, that’s just Plato’s Cave. You can handle that yourself; no need for the computer engineer.

I have "living in a simulation"-adjacent dreams fairly often. They're not a sign of a conspiracy, they're a sign of a creative and dastardly mind. Occam's Razor helps here.

Alright, internet, back to what you were doing...