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Would you happily live your life in a simulation? This prescient 1970s thought experiment suggested not

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240321-experience-machines-thought-experiment-that-inspired-matrixs-greatest-question

> Half a century ago, a philosopher imagined a world where we could fulfil our desires through an 'experience machine' like the Matrix. He argued we'd prefer reality, but was he right?

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