Plenty of people postulate that humans aren't real at all, but either video game or computer simulations. The argument behind this idea mostly stems from how rapidly the world is changing right now due to our technology. It's definitely a startling concept to ponder when you dive deep into it, especially since we all want to be a real person, as well as the main character in our own stories.
But what if we aren't? What if we're all NPCs in a video game? That's the situation in Ryan Reynolds' new movie Free Guy, which is about an NPC who has no idea he's a video game character. It's a really fun action movie that features Taika Waititi as the villain, which makes it even more enjoyable, but the message behind it might be reassuring for anyone who does believe this is all a sim.
What do you think of the idea that humans are simulations and that our world is nothing more than an experiment to test out new tech? Share your thoughts in the chat.