The freaky part of this book is it could be what’s occurring today. And Robin Hanson was my professor in college. What he says can be off the wall but is not sensational.
That’s a theory in Age of Em. Basically living in a universe created by bots running simulations on the best form of humanity. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26831944-the-age-of-em
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Couldn't find it on my library apps unfortunately. Read the summary though. Honestly I feel like most people are bots, even irl, so you might be right 😂