Elon Musk believes our reality is a simulation. Here's 21 signs he's right.
In a conversation at Code Conference 2016 on Wednesday, Elon Musk claimed "There's a one in billions chance that [our reality] is base reality.”
Translation: the life we are living is actually just a simulation. People may think that they're living, breathing humans, but according to Elon Musk, we're all just really chatty characters in someone else's video game console.
While some may claim that Musk's theory is dangerously irrational, some of us watching recent developments in the news couldn't agree more. Here’s some evidence to support the argument that the world we live in can't possibly be real.
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1. A woman put on a Chewbacca mask and now she and her kids are going to college for free.
2. A man removed his belly button and nipples and sold them as art.
3. People bid thousands of dollars for air from Kobe Bryant’s last game.
4. A rat was found lurking at the bottom of a Dr. Pepper.
5. The potential leader of the free world eats his pizza with a knife and fork.
6. The potential leader of the free world puts hot sauce on salad.
7. One of the most powerful people in the world: this man.
8. A man paid $400 a month to live in a box in San Francisco
8. You can now paint your nails with edible KFC nail polish.
9. You can now lick your cat with a mechanized tongue -- and it’s legal.
10. Rats eat better than we do.
11. A chihuahua led cops on a thrilling chase across the Bay Bridge.
12. You can know kick your feet up in the new Burger King spa.
13. Police can’t tell the difference between penis rings and bombs.
14. In some parts of America, it’s easier to get a gun than it is to get a donut.
16. A Brooklynite put a peacock on a leash and walked it around like that’s normal.
17. A London pop up restaurant lets patrons eat naked.
18. There exists a Tumblr of sexual fan fiction about the Philadelphia Phillies.
19. Life-sized Donald Trump dummies.
20. A man charged $100 an hour to be a real life Elf on the Shelf in people’s homes.
21. One of our leading public intellectuals believes we live in a video game.
WTF.
BONUS: Why is Elon Musk afraid of A.I.?
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Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.
