Red Dwarf did it better though.
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OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 1 day agoStar Trek had several episodes which touched on the idea, even if you build a perfect fake utopia, it’s still fake. And reality is ultimately better than a false life (for most people).
db2@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 5 hours ago
I think human beings have evolved to see a fake reality, because true reality is too complex for our minds to process and simplifying it saves on resources.
I think the desire for reality is a trap that will make you vulnerable to all sorts of cognitive biases. I think the rich have learned to use the desire for reality against us. I think the only way to be free is to choose to create our own unreality. I think through mental techniques to reshape our beliefs, we can achieve the power to break out of the capitalist mind prison.