
Who is running this simulation?”ĭifferent versions of this theory suggest either an advanced alien race or ‘future’ humans. Now, who’s to say creating a virtual replica of our world hasn’t already been done and we are its occupants? So if we can accomplish that much in such a short space of time, creating an entire VR Earth isn’t all that far-fetched. Fifty years is but the blink of an eye on the evolutionary timeline. Half a century later you can put on a VR headset and play tennis at Wimbledon without leaving your living room.

In the 70s the most advanced game involved bouncing a dot back and forth between two rectangles. If we look at how fast technology has advanced in the last half a century, it’s no surprise this conspiracy theory came about. This theory suggests that we are not living in a physical reality but instead in a virtual reality simulation. Why do I bring up this movie? Well, it provides a basis for this article’s topic: The Simulation Theory. And of course, the famous slow-motion bullet dodging scene where the guy bends over backward to dodge bullets fired at close range. There are some gunfights, a couple of cool stunts. The AI grew smarter than us, overthrew us, and began using us as batteries. Our bodies are being used as a biological energy source to power the artificial intelligence that we created while our minds are kept occupied in a computer-simulated world. The entire human population is trapped in a virtual reality version of the 1990s. Have you ever seen The Matrix? No? Let me give you a synopsis.
