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The important thing about the simulation hypothesis is that if it were true, then hacking the simulation would be a real option. And that means magic is real.
Escaping the cycle of rebirth by getting caught exploiting the server.
But then you might get banned
— Connor St. George (@CWStGeorge) July 22, 2021
If you observe something indistinguishable from magic, your understanding of science is insufficiently advanced. https://x.com/DesidErratum/status/1418282376652726272?s=19
True, but the more complex any system, the less any one person can understand it. The more room there is for unknown unknowns that might be exploited. The imposition of order always leads to escalation of chaos and vice versa.
Had this thought bouncing in my head for a while now: The more advanced and coherent a simulation, the less its individual circumstances can be paracausally manipulated. The ability to bend or break the rules of the simulation, then, would be primarily possible for those outside
— ssc (@superstarcrashr) July 22, 2021
This is the correct attitude, by the way. If you don’t find magic ominous, you’re not thinking about it hard enough.
You can definitely hack social reality. This is commonly known as “low magic.”
Society is a simulation of sorts. Everyone learns to roleplay together using their bodies as avatars.
— Von Drake Institute Of Social Pathology (@StupendousGrav1) July 22, 2021
I’m not saying any of that is true, by the way. I’m just saying that’s the reason why it’s important to think about.
