Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument

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[@leonardobuffet7917]

Raymond Ho 😂hahah

[@Tenly2009]

I think this video makes the same mistake most of the other videos regarding living in a simulation do and that you significantly over estimate the compute capacity that would be required. You did realize that only what we are currently observing actually needs to be rendered (which some videos don’t) but then you leapt to the assumption that all of the inhabitants of the simulation must be conscious - and that’s far from a forgone conclusion. Perhaps “Earth 2000” has a single player mode. In that case, the simulation could run on basement console as only the actual people that you meet and interact with would need to be conscious and sentient and the rest - all the inhabitants that you’ll never interact with directly - could be simple NPC’s that follow a preprogrammed script. Or maybe our entire city is conscious? That’s only a million or so consciousnesses that would need to be simulated - which again would require far less compute power than a city-sized computer! This is especially true if our simulated environment is a historical recreation. If that were the case - the baseline for our entire world could be stored in an online, shared database rather than being generated by the simulation itself. Everything from music, TV shows, major events and even weather could be pre-programmed based on what happened in the history we’re based on - and if that’s the case, that lessens the compute requirements even further. A good simulation would allow deviations to occur from the baseline based on the actions of the players so that history could evolve and take a different course - but a massive database would be a good starting point rather than have the inhabitants create everything from scratch. Finally - I don’t think there should be much question about “IF” an advanced civilization would WANT to do this. I am part of this civilization and if I had the technology available to me today, I would want to it - maybe just to prove it could be done - and looking at the evolution of games from standalone Ultima I in the early 1980’s to the first online persistent “worlds” of Ultima Online and Everquest in the late 1990’s to the incredible advances in size and detail that we’ve achieved in just 30 years (Fallout, Red Dead Redemption II) - and the advances we’re making with AI and Machine Learning, I think it’s VERY reasonable to assert that we’ll get there sooner rather than later (if we don’t destroy ourselves) - maybe even within the next century! And there doesn’t seem to be any doubt that we’ll want to do it since the desire is already obvious and there are hundreds of possible applications/use cases that we can already imagine/envision for running these virtual worlds from entertainment to scientific. It also seems that we’ll likely have simulations that are based on our current world as well as simulations based on worlds similar to ours - but where magic is real - and also completely fictional alien simulations. Chances are that when the first simulations go live - we won’t even realize (or accept) that the AI inhabitants will be conscious and every bit as “real” as we are. No doubt this will lead to moral and ethical concerns that need to be dealt with. I have absolutely no doubt that the Christians will commission the creation of a world in which they can program in their God with all of the attributes they currently assign to him. :) It will certainly be interesting to see how that world plays out! I would like to see you do a future video which starts by accepting a hypothetical premise that we are definitely living in a simulation - and then go on to discuss the implications of that with a focus on what the possible outcomes are when we die, or when the simulation ends...for example, is the operating system keeping a running score for each of us based on how we play the game? Is a good score rewarded with advancement to the “next” simulation or a replay of the current one - or maybe even an unlocked mode where we can “go back” and replay any scene from the life we lived - or maybe do things differently? These are all capabilities that I would consider including if I were designing the simulation - so isn’t it logical to assume that the creators might have also thought that way? Anyhow - three generations in my family love your videos. I discovered them and introduced them to both my father and my son and they are now devoted watchers too. I am also happy to start every day by drinking coffee from my Kurzegast mug. Thank you for all you do!

[@axzcel7135]

@@Tenly2009 wtf what long winded comment is this holy shit it's longer dan mah deek

[@Tenly2009]

Blah On KBM So is this one! :)

[@axzcel7135]

@@Tenly2009 whywhywhhywhywwhywhywhywhywhwywhywhwywhwwwhywwhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhywhwywhywhy do you do this to me._.

[@aninations8003]

“CODY. CODY COME HERE.” “What?” “THE SIMULATION IS BECOMING AWARE OF ITSELF.”

[@ertywert4317]

Then they just fecking destroy the simulation 😂

[@codyholbrook9036]

erty wert wait covid 19 THEY ARE SLOWLY DESTROYING US

[@guardianofthetoasters2323]

@@codyholbrook9036 deploy our anti virus! Sound the fire wall!

[@puppet3008]

“Oh yeah that’s the new update you can also make people have a huge virus”

[@Leny1777]

I dont get the reference.

[@TheDoRoBouNeko]

‘Super advanced civilisations want to run simulations.’ Humans: *play SIMS*

[@youtubeguy415]

And we do this for *fun*

[@mrdredward129]

The Sims is just torturing people with extra steps

[@typicalalexing2773]

Slu-slu!

[@diamondynamite]

@@mrdredward129 REFERENCE

[@diamondynamite]

@HOW DARE YOU I was just pointing out the reference they made from Rick and Morty

[@ShaneyBoogz]

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke Always loved this quote. It’s fitting here.

[@obi-wankenobi8446]

Not... Really? Technology can be explained on a physical, technical and theoretical level... But magic can't be, thats what makes it magic...

[@ShaneyBoogz]

@@obi-wankenobi8446 explain physics UFOs display. Don’t worry, neither can physicists. Open your mind brother. We don’t know the half of it.

[@originzz]

@@obi-wankenobi8446try explaining something you don't have the tools to, like telling a caveman to explain how you generate electricity.

[@certifiedautisticscientist]

just had to point out i love your profile picture

[@dmandi8663]

It isn’t. It is just to the universal ants.😂

[@dolololol]

Whether our lives are simulations or not, the emotions we feel, happy, and sad are real for us.

[@sonicpoweryay]

GOOD POINT

[@Twinklenighterstarshine]

So are our experiences and the connection we have with others

[@RandomPerson0498]

Yeah, even if our reality was a simulation, so what? What really is there to do about it anyway? It wouldn't change anything from my everyday life personally, I'd still just eat, drink, sleep, go to school, and carry on with my life. Everything I've done up at this point was a treasure to experience anyway!

[@editzza4776]

Good thing our life isn’t a simulation.

[@russscott8650]

But it's programmed that way

[@pyra1488]

Whoever is controlling me is clearly not spending time and money on this character

[@toastytoast9800]

They are free to play😂

[@alexiso.k.9119]

Heavily underrated comment lmao

[@foxydo4400]

They should add micro transactions to the simulation 😂😂

[@butterskywalker8785]

Whoever made the simulations is probably for amusement so that makes so many stuff make sense

[@evanescence9041]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jesse_Stamour]

Don’t get scared if you see a ghost It’s just someone in spectator mode

[@Artist_of_Imagination]

Why you-

[@anggalol]

or a cheater

[@iposhi2Videos]

Lmao

[@mehmetcankazak3894]

Among us

[@man95ster]

@@domzilla5883 nobody cares

[@brainxyz]

Being in a simulation doesn't necessarily mean the simulation was designed (like we design games). Another type of simulation happens when very simple rules are computed recursively giving rise to very complex structures (like fractals). The later type of simulation doesn't need a sophisticated designer.

[@SimmyVee]

yupppp

[@AndrooUK]

You just program in the Big Bang, the laws of physics, and let the simulation play out. Maybe you then dip in every so often to play with it, like some sort of deity, and see how the little idiots respond and worship you...

[@pilin-ike]

If any readers are interested in this, look up Cellular Automata and Conway's Game of Life

[@tobyodonnell9353]

One time, on a really bad trip I dove deep into the 'simulation' and I could not explain it but it made total sense. It was a pretty hectic experience and turned me off doing that stuff again.

[@naomio.7503]

Did you do shrooms?

[@h4lin823]

i had one when it was kind of simmiliar to the egg theory that everyone was me and everything was just a creation of my brain like a film

[@noonesaidthat7630]

​@@h4lin823 I'm not you bro

[@nellkellino-miller7673]

@@noonesaidthat7630 Sure, of course you aren't. Carry on believing that and see how that works out for you.

[@MHaugum]

@@h4lin823 Solipsism

[@mondaymotivator_]

Ok aliens you can cut the crap, take me to the customization screen.

[@rrrrrr5687]

like fr tho

[@hanna.1i721]

XD

[@user-kv9qc3wl7i]

So... did it work??

[@mondaymotivator_]

Random Person they be like oh fuck subject 300,456,342 is becoming aware, activate termination protocol

[@marquisdelafayette1929]

Best theory of aliens and UFOs: They are humans from the future on a “time traveling safari “. We only see them when they glitch. That’s why nobody has been attacked etc because they are us from the future.

[@Nitekom]

1893: In the future there will be flying cars 2021: *_Are we real?_*

[@ajitpawar1736]

@KEREM ARSLAN that's true

[@superhero9026]

@KEREM ARSLAN We might be flying cars

[@nicolaikoller5302]

@@ScholasticaMaan true

[@teletummy]

Plot twist: the cars are flying because the hologram is floating

[@geometrydashnoob6225]

This video was made in 2017 lol

[@raineman1118]

Imagine living in a time when you could even ask that question.

[@greg8909]

Yes like the ancient greeks for exemple.

[@ActuallyEvil2]

I like how every time I’m too high I “remember” that life is not real and I’m in a simulation, I also forget what it means to exist. Riveting stuff.

[@oskarbanino249]

bro i had this after DXM + weed. Total ego death, trauma for the rest of my life, it is impossible to describe

[@Rude1911]

Getting too stoned while listening to tool then panic starts thinking of my existence in this body and that crazy feeling of reality itself is overwhelming

[@jules064]

@@oskarbanino249 what did you get trauma

[@alaskagyal]

I have autism and multiple movement disabilities. My player is playing in hard mode. Update 4 years later: I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and schizoaffective disorder. I leveled up.

[@CaptainJunior]

Or has a lot of ping

[@lefthanded5473]

More like _corrupted files_

[@owenhigginsguitarcovers2017]

McDonald's wifi diagnosis

[@joshiyamamoto2068]

whoooosh

[@TheKoekiemonster1234]

Zomiac how is this a wooosh?

[@nairoon5398]

My player is seriously awful at character design...

[@hyparen5479]

My player decided 16 years late he wanted to play as a female! But, he chose hardmode, so he can't pick a new character! Tbh 14, and even before... Like as early as 9 ~_~

[@speedercat154]

Yah it is on purpose

[@Grace-iv1ho]

They didn’t even spend any of the stat points, I’m not good at anything!

[@MerpDaGames]

Maybe you’re your player’s ideal character though.

[@REDVALf]

God is your creator

[@user-cg7gd5pw5b]

There's also one thing they didn't mention that would immensely reduce the necessary speed: Our world's speed isn't necessarily the same as the real world's: Every operation could be done gradually and simulated all at once after every calculation is done which could take as long as they want meaning they don't actually need high computational power

[@ashezonly583]

weather or not we live in a simulation it does not really matter we get the gift to live and enjoy life while feeling emotions.

[@Ballarateast]

A gift implies a giver ? What about pain , is this to be enjoyed 😉

[@JayOhYuh]

@@Ballarateast yes i inflict pain on myslef

[@Nola5427]

Yay ( kinda sarcasm)

[@melonmade707]

@@Ballarateast If there was no pain, there would be no pleasure either. Everything would just, be. Comparison and meaningfulness wouldnt exist without eachother

[@Ballarateast]

@melonmade707 are you also saying conversely that if there is no pleasure, there would be no pain ?

[@guythatdoesthings4935]

I just wanna say that this simulation is totally pay to win

[@fee3222]

Very true 😂😒

[@subwayisdabest8510]

Cry about it F2P

[@zack269]

Update it when?

[@itismethatguy]

No it’s not cuz u get money inside it. So it’s not p2w it is get lucky, that’s how u get money here

[@zack269]

@@itismethatguy well than the rarity for money needs to get reduced ;-;

[@JG-kn7ew]

Dude can u imagine if youre playin sims and one of them turns to the camera and just gives you a knowing look.

[@MeraKristina]

omg! XD

[@kazutomotakayoshtosh]

DJC_ The God lol, same

[@vincentvango1447]

Deep

[@codcrewhigh5372]

DJC_ The God samee

[@musicalfaxsel]

Ya know they used to do that in I think Sims 1 or 2 or at least give you messages implying they knew it was a simulation

[@khangtram7034]

I also wondered tons of time if evrything around us is even real, or just something someone thought up. The fact that everything is real startles me always after I snapped out of my "everything is a simulation" thought. Thanks for the vid. You guys are awesome

[@luckyowl314]

Religion says, "Why not both?"

[@diaryofabadsinger]

This channel’s animation is phenomenal

[@MIDZYwhoisaFEARNOTandSTAYingMY]

frrr

[@drstrange9968]

Hey whoever is controlling me please stop procrastinating me.

[@Chevlz__]

big mood

[@sarawheart5670]

Lmao greatness

[@kurt7937]

that's all you

[@smellysocks1966]

But if he is controlling you then the player is saying it soo......

[@ashercanmakeapun4554]

Gotta use that. It’s not my fault! The programmers made me procrastinate!

[@anthonybynum5040]

Imagine right after you die someone takes a helmet off of you and just say "so how was it"

[@skyefarrow1899]

I’d fucking punch them.

[@lucifersjob252]

id be pissed

[@lucifersjob252]

but no pawnchy

[@rizkiramadhan9266]

That someone would be Munkar and Nakir

[@insomniac9576]

Imagine we are actually in the future but we are in a simulation currently,like a enhanced VR that allows us to relive in a past date in our conscious. Almost like time traveling through our brain

[@cursedcat6467]

Imagine we try our own simulation in the far future and it crashes our simulation 💀

[@joshuasayler201]

This is actually a theory within simulation theory. Basically, booting up a simulation within our own could somehow pressure the "CPU" of our own causing the universe to cease.

[@tur61d]

it also could be that humanity itself is in court and humans outside the simulation are trying to prove humans can triumph over evil and choose the greater good. all to prove that humanity is worth existence to the celestials

[@user-rv6cx3rz7t]

Judges after seeing WW2: 😐

[@girlbye8608]

that sounds like season 7 of the 100

[@peach1347]

us: are we in a simulation? our simulators: oh shit they're figuring it out. but wait, are WE in a simulation? simulators: oh shit they're figuring it out. but wait, are WE in a simulation? and so on

[@tonpariston5093]

HAHAHA our similators are getting simulated as well thats funny.

[@riinaWETH]

@yes Yes no

[@abdenourboukhalfa2353]

@yes Yes no No

[@yashwanthlal9071]

😂😂😂

[@yashwanthlal9071]

Those so ons will be doubt again'😂😂

[@Disanem]

If you are born rich your player is playing in peaceful mode.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

Or maybe zen mode? Turned the timer off?

[@MausOfTheHouse]

Well I am playing in hardcore then Edit: maybe not hardcore, more like normal.

[@skyjunky2599]

Or pay to win

[@shrutis]

@@MausOfTheHouse same

[@MausOfTheHouse]

@@shrutis rip

[@maximebernatchez1855]

The probabilities that we are in a simulation are basically like dividing a number by 0. It may seem like a large number, but in reality we cant estimate the odds until we know its even possible to do in the first place.

[@pablocastrofouces4124]

0:25 don´t hug me I'm scared I mean this yt channel congregates EVERYTHING that matters. 10/10

[@igapaterska3544]

The person controlling me must be very bad at maths

[@machy8515]

Same

[@cb2327]

Same, kinda

[@smirk5630]

I doubt we are simulated otherwise the user/player would have shut down/reset his "Playstation" years ago. LMAO.

[@razerpenguin1887]

Jesse G. Maybe thats when we go to sleep? Or maybe for us it feels like its been years but the simulation maybe only took 5 min?

[@jupiterstarr8954]

Sameee

[@youtubrwawa2798]

“But if we are simulated, it doesn’t matter because you just need to live a good and happy life” amazing!!

[@Cheshire_Cat_]

there's a quote I heard once, I don't remember who it's by, but it was talking about what would you change if you were in a simulation? What would you even do about it? and the response was "Be so interesting that they never have a reason to turn it off."

[@metalfly.]

"Don't burn your house down to test for glitches." This sounds like something that a simulation program would say...

[@teresacarroll88]

...

[@nichsulol4844]

@@brunof9961 hundred billion trillion operation per second maybe i'm think totally mind blowing calculatiom

[@dylanalex7909]

hahahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

[@adamlone3271]

😂😂😂

[@mikailkolbasar5044]

Ahahhhah

[@somalireader6743]

"Simulated or not, I still have to go to work in the morning"

[@andresgavrila9615]

He right

[@axelroussel4042]

WinArmy : simulated or not, i still have to go to work in the morning...

[@andresgavrila9615]

@Nephilim 1333 ?

[@joshuamcvayz6914]

rules of the game!

[@kyro7819]

Stolen comment

[@ashleythekittymaster4907]

I first watched this when I was around 8-10 it launched me into my first existential crisis thanks, Kurzgesagt.

[@hedera1332]

Bet you've had heaps more from these guys since then lmao.

[@kekahoz]

0:06 bro really said 💀

[@mahen0702]

Imagine going to mars and see *"Mars is not ready yet,Please wait for the next update"*

[@radenprasetyo8234]

Imagine you keep going up and you crash into an invisible wall

[@olivia-ch9oh]

MyHand Gaming *Mars: coming soon!*

[@goldandonyxfilms]

Lmaoooo

[@dimitrivasilev2905]

"200 tokens to proceed to next level"

[@NightOwlDev]

You can buy the Mars DLC for, $10.00

[@lawrencepatricksingson8831]

I would like the difficulty level to be lowered just a bit please.

[@a_kholdun]

I want an update in career and financial features, mine kinda suck. Also, a new program in happinese menu sounds good. Whatever it is just fix it!

[@gamedude4610]

The game is indeed way too hard

[@victoriashepard1807]

they need to fix the bug where happiness status is like 10 around level 15

[@soposh5673]

The difficulty level is about to get a lot higher dipshit

[@CrypticLoreKeeper]

Fr they need to nerf depression

[@sillynapalm]

3:32 love the Hitchhiker's guide reference.

[@AzTheCreator]

Props for the deep thought reference, you know where your towel is!!

[@user-db8un2lm4y]

Bro the graphics are cool but the "finding a partner" achievement is almost impossible

[@Agramor]

You have to find YOU first.

[@user-db8un2lm4y]

@@Agramor what about John Cena ?

[@Mexha_]

@@user-db8un2lm4y he gonna be alone forever😔

[@sab-nm9di]

I think you have to do the “Go Outside” quest. Idk I haven’t actually done it yet

[@crawlings6014]

Me neither

[@Noname-no5qf]

C’mon my player I know you don’t wanna be banned but do a money glitch

[@speedercat154]

Bro I can give Lopopo a glitch pass

[@aayanashraf898]

No name hahaha 😂

[@turtleswithbombs]

Tax evasion

[@jayjavaggdev9006]

@@aayanashraf898 hahahaha I can't tell if you luaghing at his name or what he said so I am laughing dramatically!!!!

[@oliverm1255]

Please don't crash the server players.

[@wkuman]

このような興味深いことを伝えてくれる動画を無料で提供してくれて、本当にありがとうございます Thank you so much for offering such interesting and telling videos for free!

[@Mothxcat]

I’d love to imagine the universe is basically just a science experiment

[@coreforce9872]

Whoever is controlling me must be terrible at character design.

[@blury6267]

VSCWRX E ET ET ET EFWDS SAME

[@shubin1713]

What if you’re controlling you??

[@heksariusl8916]

That was... Good

[@lamoaisn1845]

@@shubin1713 lmao

[@omfglongbeach]

or has a great sense of humor

[@non123y5]

Meanwhile, Aliens: Hello gamers! Welcome back to another episode of human simulator

[@AGENT47ist]

It's funny but at the same time scary thinking that.

[@Iron-Jupiter]

Yeah

[@SorataofSoria]

I’d play that game lol

[@heypca9018]

Here we have a dude we can make jump off a cliff “hahahaha” that was funny wasn’t it? Me: 0-0

[@anasaziz9649]

Alien:woah look at that one he just blew up a city

[@JaySingh-bv8tp]

The real question would be: Why would it matter? You can think feel and empathize with others that you can interact with in a (at least in our sense) physical environment where the person or thing you are interacting with has its own concious. Would it really matter?

[@spray-n-prey9717]

A simulation would require closed loop mapping system, like sphere... interesting

[@ajt7899]

Omg

[@popn6189]

Imagine playing a game, then your player questioning if he's a real person.

[@Ye___89]

Luka Jayaseelan oh shit

[@popn6189]

@@Ye___89 He'll just stop in place and start mumbling lol

[@anxiousextrovert1057]

Brooooo

[@bry2344]

Lmao. That's literally a good ex. If we are being watched upon by someone, I wonder what they think of us questioning "Is this real or are we being controlled?"

[@dudeletsplay4792]

Cool

[@user-gl2he2gh8u]

If we’re a simulation, imagine “real” graphics.

[@silaskrome1648]

Scary shit

[@AryanSharma-ej6nh]

@@silaskrome1648 pupipupu

[@mypasswordisredcarrot]

It’s called DMT. Try it.

[@capedsaitama3375]

simulations is interesting , substrate is pretty boring - elon musk

[@thirly]

RTX 20000000

[@leosmith7761]

I love the mixture of kurzgesagts art style and vsauces irl face

[@malachiclark8140]

I've heard of this though experiment many times, but the till this one, I never really questioned whether it would really matter. In a way, our perception of reality is the only reality that matters.

[@marys7988]

Imagine that you wake up in another reality and realise that it was just a dream...

[@ElonMusk-tb2yi]

One more comment which questions me on my existence

[@Trevonski5]

That would be really good, because my life is a nightmare right now

[@emotivelyy_]

imagine if you realise you were dreaming about dreaming in your dream

[@ElonMusk-tb2yi]

@@emotivelyy_ loop which will never end

[@nacho74]

Or there are Only dreams and whenever we wake up we are always in some dream world (would also somewhat suck though)

[@war6oy]

When we’re asleep our player is just signed off

[@balys2168]

afk

[@gcamachom1805]

*_”last seen 100,000 years ago”_*

[@_Katzeri]

When we die our player has been terminated even if it’s for no reason

[@DoYmN]

nah, it's a giant simulation, when we're going to sleep the simulation just needs hours to save the character development for our player

[@benl8962]

Really need the guy to shut off right now lol

[@Freedom10072e]

The mere fact that we live on a blue ball that’s floating in the middle of a dark void circling a fireball makes me believe that we might be in a simulation. It’s just such a crazy concept to sometimes comprehend.

[@magicapple3162]

If we're in a simulation, then the shaders are pretty sick tbh

[@camchaunguyen]

"Oh my god the simulations are getting smarter!" "They are figuring out!!!!"

[@stratus408]

"Or it's also scripted I--- AAAHHHHHHHH"

[@henriquevieira857]

i'm starting to genuinely believe in this shit

[@heladovegano9770]

delete delete delete

[@LunizIsGlacey]

"Ooh, interesting, I wonder if they'll find out and how they'll react. You could probably get some pretty high up people to get interested in your simulation, you know."

[@olek0]

"I might have to do it..." *Presses Delete simulation button* "WHAT HAVE YOU DONEEE????"

[@lord___farquaad]

Plot twist: we are in a simulation made by future ourselves for a history lesson

[@aliyahazl]

like assassin's creed??

[@apaza3568]

@@aliyahazl Fuck 😂😂

[@apaza3568]

Or we didn't want to do it for a history lesson, maybe we did it so we could live out our dreams and goals. Just think about it why do people play simulations in the first place like gta? So you can experience what it would be like to commit crimes, like rob banks and steal cars without actual real life repercussions. Also another example is why we play games that simulate us being up close to dinosaurs and experience what they were like. So maybe that's why we are all born with some type of goals we want to achieve before we die. We really just want to experience what it is like to experience our dreams without any real life repercussions ( assuming we are actually just simulations controlled by us in the future ). Maybe when we die in this life, our future selves just restart the game just like starting over in games like gta.

[@shawshank_1317]

That's deep

[@adityyuh]

But if it's a history lesson, then we did happen at some point of time

[@legendarypillow1450]

Scientist: *trips over cord* “Oh sh-“

[@obi-wankenobi8446]

The biggest flaw is you cant simulate conciousness. You can 'emulate' it, make something appear concious on the outside but its not on the inside.

[@Mo_Moji]

If we ARE simulated, we are so smart to actually think about being simulations...

[@potjoy1236]

Fr tho because we are all more than what we think of

[@lmaodead2900]

probably

[@JezzaSezza]

You do know that if we are simulated, we don’t have free will right? So that means every thought and action you’ve had/ made was already programmed. So we aren’t smart at all. Even me commenting right now was meant to happen. If we are simulated.

[@FatherOfHades]

@@JezzaSezza not really, u can program something to do whatever it wants. Just like the AI at Facebook that created their own language. They weren’t programmed to do that yet they still did it. Maybe we are in a simulation but we’re so intelligent to the point where we question it

[@sulikiller2-ls2ef]

@@JezzaSezza we don‘t have free will Even if we wouldn‘t live in a simulation. Free will would mean acting against the concept of cause and effect resulting to deny science

[@djteranova5859]

What if those simulating us are also simulated

[@minimistu8079]

Yeet boi, considering they're playing us lol

[@diegosierra1951]

And if they are simulated to be simulating that we play a simulation that we call "videogames"

[@ryan4393]

Simception

[@HighlightWorkshop]

Ok shit

[@nirvananewgirlnewton8413]

But what if we're simulating the "people" who we think are simulating us,with out even knowing it

[@ggcubing6746]

Bro even gta 6 will get here faster then the next simulation update like bruh

[@2killnspray9]

*How can you do a video about this subject without speaking about the quantum mechanics experience of the two slits or the quantum teleportation experience!? This is one of the best argument!*

[@willtheoreminer5527]

Yeah thanks for adding another layer to my ongoing existential crisis.

[@mooseandsquirellfriend]

**** Administrator message: You're welcome! ***

[@tetsutetsutetsutetsu5012]

So true dude...Im regreting too😓😓😭😭😭😢😢

[@Claudia-gu3jf]

I love you

[@zanoxen1239]

relatable... this is shit dude

[@internetclown1873]

@Clark Klent no he wasnt he didnt even inhale

[@four8164]

Thanks for the existential crisis

[@davidg5759]

Hannah Baker lmao adding on to my crippling college loans 😂

[@stuff4ever]

Wait.. did you die in the virtual world or in the real world?

[@Snowbound2643]

stuff4ever stop

[@SeanKillackey2015]

And the lesson is that radical skepticism about isn't a feasible option.

[@ryrycleary3325]

That's fucked up

[@kevincruz7958]

that dude's video essay rhythm of speaking is unnerving.

[@stellarisnerd8787]

There's something wrong with that; glitches. Even modern technology makes errors, so if we were simulated, then there would be so.e sort of glitches: lagging, noclilping, graphic rendering issues etc.

[@maxglider2715]

Imagine alien watching us making tiktok videos "Human simulation is a mistake"

[@stratox1753]

lol

[@shazuzrqt7985]

*UNPLUG UNPLUG*

[@Alex-mw8qz]

*Downloading coronavirus DLC*

[@user-ts7sj7dm8v]

Oh My God 🤣🤣

[@ruohos]

I mean i dont blame them.

[@mike7652]

Yeah, whoever is running my character needs some cheat codes or lootboxes or something. Seriously dude, put the Doritos down and focus.

[@konsba]

Mike whats your profile pic flag brother? just curious

[@Inzpectre]

@@konsba i think it's norway btw im from norway

[@Inzpectre]

@@konsba norge er best

[@konsba]

Faith Fuldeeds yeah because im totally gonna fall for that

[@Arcessitor]

@@konsba It is actually the Kekistani flag lol...

[@BeingForeverBroken]

After watching all of your ant videos I'm no longer convinced of the "ant explanation" thought, that it'd truly be that difficult to explain our life to them.

[@maxlinares5298]

Me: I can't figure out why I can't conciliate sleep at night Kurzgesagt:

[@jonmab6990]

plot twist: we are in a game and kurzgesagt is the tutorial

[@syauqilintang4970]

hmmm, make sense

[@taiyo9091]

*I n t e r e s t i n g*

[@justArandomfellar]

The tutorial came pretty late, considering humanity is about 6 million years old.

[@jonmab6990]

yeah lol

[@ritwikk.c7772]

Love the comment

[@capapofa]

I think the aliens who are simulating us are having fun with this video

[@WoozieGuy]

The surrounding reality sometimes gives me anxiety at times if this is all real or it is just an illusion.

[@rancidworkplace]

imagine when you die a black screen comes on and a text says "game over 100% completion free-play unlocked"

[@hull5697]

Dude! If there's a free play after death then I'm fucking killing myself right here and now.

[@littleskilletscribbles3106]

imagine it said 100% TRUE JEDI like ... I would.... I’d be pretty proud

[@joofjoof2280]

When you die you get sent to a new world as a god

[@igotjinxed2994]

Imagine gettin legendary skin for surviving at hardcore mode.

[@machinesugar8731]

@@hull5697 nah I think you need to complete the game

[@gamerjole310]

Me:(dies to a car crash) Simulation: GAME OVER Alien: F***

[@nik228803]

Lol😂 that's funny

[@katymikaeil4486]

Would you like to watch an ad for the human to get CPR?

[@Arnos007]

@A Frustrated Gamer yea or let's say a 15000 years ago someone got consciousness and he built a human body to ride on just an assumption :) (well I doubt he built it all by himself but maybe)

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

*mario 64 game over starts*

[@sayandeepbiswas6013]

Then comes the respawn😂😂😂

[@WhiteBread69420]

I love how mochi gets credits for wagging its tail

[@saintsinner4074]

*Thank you for playing Roy!*

[@rizzoli7]

Simulation: Starts thinking we are in a simulation Advanced civilization: Intense sweating

[@nanditapathakmusic]

😂😂

[@ZainAhmed-ns2di]

Hey your finally "awake"

[@theepicukrainian]

I think we made those beings to intelligent boss

[@thdslegosgamingandcars5055]

If humans ever broke the lines between simulations and reality well

[@b.l.o.q7232]

I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT ABOUT THIS

[@gianpeterborejon379]

Spawning in a third world country is basically playing on hardcore mode.

[@DrDanielRoberto]

Nah, it’s just bad RNG :(

[@hubertfalandysz4936]

XDDDD

[@TheoDaJunk]

Then I guess I'm a pro gamer 😎

[@TaylanKapcik]

@@TheoDaJunk Lmaooo

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

Mate every life is hardcore mode, unless y'all respawn.

[@hung8627]

If I'm in a simulation I'm gonna become SCP-3812.

[@SomethingAbtScience]

Hmm, "burn your house down to see if there are any glitches''. Giving me good ideas.

[@rorymercury9366]

I always lag when my crush is talking to me Well, that explains..

[@loosingahwffanboy9277]

キサンドラ yes because the controller will no longer be in control of ur emotions, rather another controller and that’s no fun

[@lukeharben3040]

LoosingAHWF Fanboy you just ruined a funny comment by sounding like a fucken nerd shut your dumbass up

[@_lily.3106]

Luke harben did you just assume they have an ass?

[@vgamerul4617]

@@lukeharben3040 lol

[@lefthanded5473]

@@lukeharben3040 Oof

[@dedede5586]

Aliens: The humans know too much... *Earth_Civilization has been kicked from the game*

[@catsgobleh8525]

Human#167982 has been banned.

[@lmao.3661]

_Initiate self destruct_ *launches nukes*

[@sebi8877]

Human#51234123's account has been terminated

[@Viking_6_3]

^^ A B LB LB... Cheat Activated: Immortality.

[@scotchwhiskey2998]

Egriff123 Illuminati confirmed.

[@seanosullivan5013]

I like to think that we will also create a simulation within a simulation and so on.

[@microtheguyfromearth]

Woah this new game render engine is gonna be so good!

[@thebaldpizzaman6319]

The biggest counter to this argument is why aliens would want to watch someone be sad for 24 hours

[@chibiandcarrtplays5934]

They're sadistic

[@kronyxplayz6735]

Not everyone is sad

[@mrdictator7030]

for the same reasons we watch sad stories aka it's good entertainment

[@Lucan47]

There's no good story without drama

[@thebaldpizzaman6319]

@@Lucan47 this was a comment made a month ago why are people still replying lol

[@aethercore]

"hey, dad?" "hm? what is it son?" "I think the simulation is becoming self aware.." "just unplug it and then plug it back in. probably a glitch."

[@ibraheemshuaib8954]

Meanwhile in the simulation: Universe ends and a big bang happens.

[@brbr2854]

Maybe it's not as easy as unplugging, but maybe you can program things in order to accelerate humanity's demise...COVID-19 anyone?

[@aethercore]

brbr28 nah nah Covid-19 is just someone clearing entities away because of the lag.

[@brbr2854]

@@aethercore Hahaha!!!

[@axelsantana8835]

U actually made it glitch huh

[@Metastate12]

You don't even need to do real-time computations. The entities inside the simulation wouldn't know if the program was paused, just like we wouldn't notice if time stopped.

[@roblxplyr2017]

if we can simulate universes in the future, what happens when the people in it find out they are in a simulation...

[@Travolta12e]

Ironically, the speed of light could be understood as the maximum rendering speed of our simulation. That way, if you could travel faster than light, then you would see parts of the universe not yet "loaded"

[@26d8]

That will never happen, unless we can invent a machine thatbe as small as photon with a camera on it to film that extension

[@StrazdasLT]

@@26d8 Except that follows some very ridgit aassumptions. For example that we cannot find a way to jump to alternative universes with different physics and use that to travel to a different place in our universe. That we cannot create a zero-point wormhole that would allow data transfer at faster than light speeds (and the wormhole generation is sound mathmatically, we would just need like the power of the whole sun to actually run it). I am optimistic that the filter of lightspeed can be overcome.

[@TheCosmosagan]

I agree. Furthermore it would make sense to create a spherical world surrounded by a cold vacuum so that your simulated beings didn't expand too far putting strain on the computer.

[@cry-clouds882]

Did you get this from Neil tysons theory ?

[@StrazdasLT]

@RISHI Or so disappointed that we got homeless people on the streets.

[@Tenjeen]

This sounds just like slavery with extra steps Edit: is this where I thank you all for the likes like an idiot?

[@shane-cq6yv]

Tom Keller looks like someone’s a Rick and morty fan

[@lolaluke4180]

History is bound to....repeat its self

[@wilk7958]

🖕🏿 it means peace among worlds

[@theblacksheep6490]

Aye rick and morty

[@someone-vk6gk]

Ooh la la

[@chasemaceface3886]

Well it’s confirmed, if you don’t wanna die just set it to peaceful

[@supericeg5913]

There will never be a way for us to find out about if we're in a simulation. Characters in computer programs couldn't just exit the computer even if they tried, maybe they could get as far as exiting the program and causing a Segfault or Kernel Panic.

[@zxphkeil]

Dear simulation operator Please spawn some cash in my bedroom and spawn a buggati in my garage Edit: Thanks For The 1.8k likes

[@beyondblesscrissy4063]

ButterreyCh33Z • stop breaking the fucking fourth wall bitch. oh shit I just broke it.

[@orochigarach4138]

Gimme atleast 666thousand to my bed too..Alien where are you!.

[@asz-themoonwalker2771]

Maybe he/she wanted but would get ban if they did? If this is online simulation it should have rules.

[@zxphkeil]

@@justasentientboeing7378 please

[@DannyDoesStuff]

@@justasentientboeing7378 Please, I'm edgy as fuck so can you just make me stop

[@jennyIetterson]

Humans: Do we live in a simulation? People running the simulations: *OH FUC-*

[@pomeranianproductions647]

Why should they even care? You could not escape anyway.

[@pomeranianproductions647]

@@jennyIetterson ?

[@ladyostanza]

The creatures running the simulation generated climate change to wipe us out for knowing about the simulation😮😮😮

[@voidgirl7811]

XD

[@thestaticshow6737]

Pomeranian Productions it would be like a piece of code trying to escape a computer. Its not physical. So yep.

[@natemorin1416]

5:55 trust me, ants are *definitely* well acquainted with the concept of standing in line

[@cursedcat6467]

Imagine they spill on the machine thats simulating us 💀

[@thrwonenjoyer]

they should patch the COVID-19 glitch by now.

[@BRohithhwhwjw]

Underatted as helll

[@prime_optimus]

"It's not a bug it's a feature" Bethesda Softworks

[@omeganeoz]

yep

[@loljusthere7361]

i don’t think covid-19 is a bug, i think it was added on purpose

[@francescogiovannidangelo6173]

The gods are now playing on Titan Mode...so here it is...Covid 19...