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> Even if it is true, it changes nothing.

I haven't watched the videos yet, so apologies if this is covered. Looking forward to seeing them.

If it is true, it changes everything. If you're simply a character in my simulation and not a real human, then there's no reason why I shouldn't screw "you" over to maximize my personal enjoyment.

That's the most actionable point of the thought experiment, to illustrate the importance ethics.

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To clarify, there's no "my simulation" and "your simulation" in the present discussion. What's potentially being simulated is the entire universe, with no privileged viewpoint. That the universe is being simulated simply means that the laws of physics of "the universe" have been implemented on a computing device that exists outside of "the universe" (and which therefore does not itself necessarily obey those same laws of physics).

> To clarify, there's no "my simulation" and "your simulation" in the present discussion. What's potentially being simulated is the entire universe

The Simulation Argument (to the extent it applies to anything at all) applies at least as well to solipsistic simulations where all that is simulated is one observer and their personal observable universe.

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