RE: If Reality Were A Simulation, Which Pill Would You Take?
So let me see i follow this; the 'real' (outer) reality is some sort of traumatic wasteland and we've all voluntarily plugged ourselves into this subset reality in order to live in a bliss state for a while and ignore the pain of being conscious in that other one. That's an interesting idea, that it wasnt some nefarious AI or corporate conspiracy - that we plugged in by choice to avoid the suffering there. And we're about to do the same thing again from within this reality; the development of our own Virtual Reality devices....It's like a nested set of sub-realities that keep getting better in terms of enjoyment, pleasure and avoiding suffering? It's alchemical: we're continually refining and distilling the best parts of consciousness perhaps? I wonder how many iterations there have been?
Dear @fishsauce, That is a beautiful way of summarizing it.
Honestly, I think the iterations are not what really matter. The depth of each iteration is what makes more of a difference.
For example, the depth of virtual reality nowadays is so great that people tend to "want to" live in it more than living in their real lives. Games, social media, "reality" made-up TV shows, TV series and social platforms. What's even more pronounced is that younger generations are especially more susceptible to these things than older generations.
Just listen to what old people say about the way they used to play outside with their friends, while kids of this era are mesmerized by video games of all sorts.