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I've never even heard of a simulation theory that remotely fits this mold.
The typical interpretation is that we're part of an ancestor simulation run by future humans / machines.
How that feeds anyone's God complex is beyond me.
Python programmer suddenly feels less holy.
Haha
Counterpoint: we're in an educational program. The program is about the horrors of the 21st century, including climate change, greed, the rise of AI in a capitalist society, COVID, the return of fascism, the fall of the west and god knows what else. The tech bros, billionaires, politicians, etc aren't actually real, it's everyone else who is. Why? Those positions are too comfy and your students might learn the wrong lessons if you let them participate as trump or musk.