#computing #ai #philosophy #mind # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # Why The Matrix Is Not Worse Than Reality In **The Matrix**, humans are put into tubes, used by machines as energy generators (somehow). Human minds are fooled into a "virtual" world while machines enjoy they life in the "real" world. My concern is why a "virtual" world would be worse than the "physical" world where machines live in? The physical world is an outcome of the information collection of our senses, and the processing of it by our brain and mind. Thus what we can physical and virtual are not very different. The differences lie in the [[Physic|physics]] maybe, since it is hardly possible to simulate our universe [[Physic|physics]] with exact similitude, as it would take more than the universe computation. Would there be any differences in purpose? We don't even know what's our purpose so... # Pros - No death? # Cons - Can we control the settings of the simulation? Don't think so # ~~ I'd argue it's fine to live in **The Matrix**, if we have control over the settings of the simulation and they don't garbage out our bodies (immortal/no death).