Geek/CounterGeek – Are We Actually Living In The Matrix?

Elliott Serrano and Keith Conrad talk about the re-shoots of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. More importantly though, they tackle an important existential question: Are we living in the Matrix? The questions comes courtesy of Elon Musk, who was asked whether or not he believed that we were all actually living in a simulation. Musk said odds would actually suggest we are living in a simulation and not base reality. His argument goes that the incredibly fast advancement of video game technology indicates we'll be capable of creating a fully lifelike simulation of existence in a short span of time. In 40 years, Musk explained, we've gone from Pong to massively multiplayer online games with millions of simultaneous players, games with photo-realistic graphics, and stand now on the cusp of a new wave of virtual and augmented reality experiences. Naturally, the conversation about life, the universe, everything led to Elliott and Keith troubleshooting the Matrix movies. Well, really just the sequels.