Comments by "XSportSeeker" (@XSpImmaLion) on "This Thought Experiment Changed THE MATRIX" video.
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Reality doesn't matter (and barely is a thing I guess), and Matrix has to create an ideal narrative and character for the story to make sense, which proves just that. Mr Anderson, no friends or family, fits nowhere, feels something has always been wrong with his life, to the point of following strangers and believing in some outlandish claims... which ends up being the whole point of his existence, etc.
Heck, it's basically jumping into the unknown and resetting life... Some people might do it, but I'm willing to bet that if people were really presented with the choice, most wouldn't. But some would. You kinda need the right situation, impulse and motivation, together with the mindset though.
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