Is the Existence of a Simulated World Myth or Fact? And What Do Bananas Have to Do with It?
An Interesting Discussion About Simulation Theory: Are We Living in a Game? Fact-Checking
Over the past few years, headlines have been cropping up about the origins of the world, the world’s structure, that planet Earth is flat, that what we’re being shown is a hologram, and that life is just a simulation. For me, such talk is equivalent to the idea of the world that people thought was held up by three elephants on a giant whale.
I had an interesting conversation with someone, let’s call her Sandra (just because I like Sandra Bullock).
Sandra said she could prove to me that we were living in a simulation if I was READY!
It sounded pretty arrogant, like I was new and clueless, while she knew something was wrong.
I said I don’t agree that we live in it; otherwise, everyone, like in the game, could choose a house, a yacht, and so on, completing various tasks, like in the game.
She began: “The fact is that we live in a simulation. Think about bananas. Bananas are sold everywhere, in every grocery store, on every street, in every town, anywhere in the world. Usually they come in huge boxes.”
I’m eating popcorn and continuing to listen to Sandra’s flights of fancy, and she continues: “How many banana plantations do you think there would have to be for every person to start or end their day with a banana almost every morning? How many billions of bananas are eaten daily? Billions! And only a couple of countries grow them! It’s Not Realistic!”
Sandra stopped, pleased with herself. It all seemed absurd to me. I started googling facts to stop her wild imagination after watching the series “From”. There, people got goods from the Matrix, either the same way or from who knows where.
I found the answer and sent her a screenshot so she could see that it wasn’t just a couple of countries growing bananas, but over 135 countries (according to FAOSTAT). Quite a lot, in my opinion.
I decided to get ahead of her further questions and found more information about how long a tree takes to grow and how much fruit it produces. I also became curious about how long a banana tree lives and how much fruit it produces. The process seems rather endless.
To which Sandra sarcastically replied, “Well, yeah, look up those plantations and see how many bananas they produce annually.”
I found this data: a country like India produces around 33 million metric tons annually. In my opinion, that’s enough, even from just one country, to feed the entire world, since not everyone eats bananas every day, as Sandra said. Especially not two bananas a day. Besides Sandra and me, I don’t know anyone who eats bananas at all. And I eat maybe one banana once a month.
She wasn’t convinced by the official data and said that’s how many bananas one city consumes per month. She thinks she knows everything better than anyone else. And the truth is only what she thinks.
Sandra continued trying to convince me of her opinion: “Have you seen those half-empty boxes in supermarkets? You’re so funny! Think about it! They write data on the internet specifically so you’ll believe it, but it’s the Matrix that wants you to believe it!”
Yeah, right, and I was wondering who fills all these websites! I thought they were content managers like me, but it turns out it’s the Matrix!
Sandra said, “I watched this tree grow, one branch, for half a year.”
I’m really curious, did she stand under the branch all that time, waiting for it to ripen? Again, empty data that she can’t back up. To this, I replied that I’d already shown information on the tree’s growth rate and fruit production.
She then responded, offended, “I probably look like someone who jumped to conclusions without verifying all the information themselves…”
Actually, that’s exactly how it looks; I don’t think browsers show different information to people for the same queries…
She continued, “All these facts fit together too well and seem so close to the truth. But! It’s all unreal! But your brain is defending itself. It doesn’t want to accept this information! But it happens!”
What arrogance! To believe in various conspiracy theories, to have magical thinking, and then to condescendingly answer me, as if I don’t understand anything. That’s what’s funny.
At the end, she confidently declared, “And actually, bananas are cloned for us.”
That was very funny. Why do they charge us money for them, then? And why don’t they clone them? In the series “From,” the Matrix gave out bananas for free.
With that, everyone went about their business: Sandra, for opening my eyes and proving the existence of the Matrix. And I, for being amused by people who believe such things.
If someone doesn’t believe official sources and thinks someone is deliberately adding information to official sources to make everything match up, then I’m powerless to prove anything. I tried. If someone has their own world, I can’t do anything about that either.
If everything were as simple as in a game, like the Matrix, then by gaining experience, earning points, and completing tasks, we’d be much more successful. But it turns out that some people work seven days a week and earn a few dollars a month, while others were born into a wealthy family and will never have to work. Games tend to have the same rules. Unfortunately, in real life, that’s not the case.
Anyway, while people search for proof of the simulation, I’m focused on creating things that are interesting and valuable. Maybe you’ll find something useful for yourself here or just something cute here? 🦝
Do you believe in the Matrix? By the way, how many bananas do you eat a day?
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