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Hacking The Simulation (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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Ancestral Simulation Is Not Your Focus

Ancestral simulation is not our focus for today though and if we are asking whether or not you should be trying to hack or escape from a simulated reality where the simulator is a literal creator god, it's worth remembering that the higher layer of reality is not necessarily implied to function much like this one is. The guy one or two layers up might be malevolent but the one a layer or two above isn't perhaps and may make efforts to help you. You also aren't really escaping or hacking that guy's simulation, they are Easter eggs meant to be found and you're just making progress in their maze or journey for you or however you choose to look at it.

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