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391 sats \ 11 replies \ @tomlaies 13 May \ on: Movies everyone loves, but you don't alter_native
I think the Matrix is incredibly overrated. Like the lore and plot are fine but the way people talk about it "bro, blue pill or red pill" and "bro, paradigm shift if we live in a Matrix bro" and my favorite "bro, do we live in a simulation: infinite simulations in simulations".
That's not a deep insight. Maybe it can be intellectually stimulating for 15 year olds.
I was older than 15 and still admire it. Sure, Plato's allegory of the cave dressed up in 90s leather. Maybe the cultural/generational references hit home differently for some? Guess I hadn't read Snowcrash/Neuromancer yet.
Don't remember falling for the humans as batteries plot line. I like the (original?) idea of using them for a giant neural net.
It went steeply downhill after the first one.
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I have no problem with enjoying the plot and the lore. The aesthetic with the 90s leather outfits, the way it is filmed, the fuji color look etc all fine.
I just think the metaphor of living in a matrix is very shallow and people make it out to be a big insight.
Actually that's what I like about Rick & Morty. When they have "paradigm shifting" scenarios it's just casual fun. Just take it easy, relax and enjoy it.
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just think the metaphor of living in a matrix is very shallow and people make it out to be a big insight.
amen.
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is matrix overrated or is the matrix trying to hide the truth from you?
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I think you are looking at the concept of simulation wrong. I relate it directly to the system in which we live, which is a simulation of how to be good employees, workers, slaves and poor citizens. Personally I like how they make you question something.
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It's a very real insight though, and deep for most the population who isn't awake to it yet 😉
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