Do we really live in a simulation?
Who controls us?
Where are we going to end?
Tougher than that, where and when did we start, and who brought us here?
He took a keen interest in the subject, and lapped up every theory, article, game and video he could lay his cursor on. He felt a thrill coursing down his spine, in using the cursor as a human appendage, and controlling the cyber world. WHO CONTROLLED WHOM?
Suddenly, missiles appeared on the screen, targeting the competitors. The game was deadlier than he thought. No, this is not a simulation. This game is very real, with the emotion of hatred, and the compulsive nature of competition. Only humans can do it. Only humans could invent such a game, and construct such a theory. They have to sell the new Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality products. The next generation may find the line between real and virtual, more blurred than ever.
A fear of being watched overtook him. He switched off all devices, and moved to his bed. He wanted to meditate and dream of positive things today. He was happy that they had decided not to have children.
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Fascinating piece questioning who’s really in control of all things, and the things inbetween, like this guy is control of his virtual reality or simulation game.
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Thanks!
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That, my dear, is a very very strong statement. Great story! Loved it!
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A lot of writers have gone down the heavy message road this week, and this is as good as any.
Excellent
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Reminded me somewhat of the 1983 film “WarGames” starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy.
“Shall we play a game?”
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i an afraid, I have not seen the flick. But, every war is a game for power.
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In this particular movie, a teenage hacker accidentally makes contact with an advanced government war games computer only to realize the computer, thinking it’s playing a fictional scenario, is about to really launch US missles at its targets. The only hope is to find the program’s creator who is a recluse.
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Wow! Thanks for the update!
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The multiple layers of human emotions are perfectly portrayed. makes me ruminate.
Who controls whom? there is no answer to this.
https://ideasolsi65.blogspot.in/2017/08/alien-thoughts.html
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A dark perspective, but one that feels more real than paranoid every year. The modern equivalent of the “brain in a vat” argument is even more compelling than the original: at a sufficient level of technology, how *could* we tell that what we perceive is real and not simulated? And to think of who might be behind those simulations, and what their purposes might be… makes me shiver!
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At the simplest day-to-day level, can we tell which piece of news/social media post is not sponsored or influenced by certain lobbies.
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No, we can’t Although I’d say some media outlets are more trustworthy than others.
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