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EPISODE · Sep 9, 2025 · 8 MIN

What If You Lived in the Matrix?

from What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities · host What If

Twenty years later, the Matrix is once again asking us to make an ultimate choice. Would you rather live comfortably in the Matrix or wake up in a terrifying reality? Well, brace yourself. This computer now controls your life down to the last detail. What if your world was a simulation? Could you ever trust your senses? Would you find glitches in the code? And if this is a simulation, who's running the program? Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com Questions or concerns? Contact us at underknown.com/contact Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com Check out our other shows:How to Survive: bit.ly/how-to-survive-showYour Body on: bit.ly/your-body-on-showCrazy Creatures: bit.ly/crazy-creatures-show Watch more what-if scenarios:Planet Earth: bit.ly/YT-what-if-EarthThe Cosmos: bit.ly/YT-what-if-CosmosTechnology: bit.ly/YT-what-if-TechnologyYour Body: bit.ly/YT-what-if-BodyHumanity: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter What If elsewhere:Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagramDiscord: discord.gg/qEJ7QnDEyCTwitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitterFacebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatifWhat If in Spanish: bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-ifWhat If in Mandarin: bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-ifPodcast: bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: underknown.com Contact us at underknown.com/contact 00:00:00: The red pill or the blue pill?00:00:55: Are we characters in someone's virtual reality simulation?00:02:41: Why wouldn't the digital world be perfect?00:04:22: What's happening to our real bodies? #Matrix #simulation #virtualreality #glitches #digitalworld #hypotheticalworlds #ultimatechoice See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d866fe64c4b83e7e51891 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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