Comment on The Matrix

• jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  That sounds like some capitalist propaganda.

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  • JcbAzPx@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It was also part of a villain speech, so not a reliable narrator.

    Given that earlier versions of agents were basically supernatural monsters, I kind of doubt it was much of a utopia.

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    • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Right, what are they gonna say. “The first simulation was basically hell where people lived in constant torture, and they didn’t like that so much 🤷”

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  • plutopos@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    more like the writers couldn’t think of a better reason imo

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