Dmitrii Aleksandrov

    Why Being a Battery in the Matrix Is Bad

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    The machines are going to kill you as soon as they find a better energy source. That’s the real reason.

    The machines are going to “lay off” some of the humans if the energy demands fall.

    You’re just a battery. That’s an inherently passive and vulnerable position.

    If the choice really was between the dangers of the outside world and staying comfortable and protected within the Matrix, then staying in the Matrix would be perfectly reasonable!

    But the truth is: if you ignore the outside world, you can’t know whether you’re actually protected, and how long it will last.

    I believe it’s this paranoid self-preservation instinct that pushes us to the outside. The search for truth is not irrational. It serves an important purpose.

    If you don’t actively seek the truth, eventually you just face it. Unprepared.

    Sometimes, it means that you die.

    I came up with this wording while listening to Noam Chomsky talk about distractions . It’s a good talk.

    Then, after an enjoyable 18 minutes of listening to it, I looked at the comments and found out that it’s an AI voice reading some AI summary of his works 🤯

    I’m not closely familiar with his works or his voice, so it sounded very believable. Moreover, the story is coherent and persuasive. It’s the most coherent AI text that I’ve seen so far. I can still recommend this video for its easy-to-digest format.

    Living in 2025 is so weird.

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