wondash

I know this steak isn't real, but...
Is living in the Matrix really any different than living in the real world (or Zion, or whatever)? How does the technology of the Matrix work? Let's assume that the connection to the brain replaces the normal connection to the rest of the body. So the Matrix is supplying all the information the brain receives. Actually, the connection between the brain and the Matrix must go both ways. How else would the program be able to represent the actions of everyone's avatar in the digital world. But is the Matrix controlling the brain? I don't think so. From the first movie, it seems obvious that people in the Matrix still have free will. They eat, shit, go out dancing, do illegal things, etc. They interact with the other avatars. I assume they can also reproduce (the new baby is physically grown and added to the Matrix by the machines). So the Matrix provides the universe (the 'construct'), but the human brains still make all the decisions. It's true that the rules of the universe can be controlled and altered by the Matrix, but the humans living in the Matrix can still make their own decisions on how to react to the rules. So what's the big deal?

I don't want to remember a thing... Nothing... And I want to be rich, someone important... like an actor.