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>long ago humans technologically advanced to the point that biological immortality and fully immersive VR became possible for all of humanity
>the vast majority of the human population has plugged themselves into the virtual paradise, enjoying whatever pleasures they desire in the digital world while a benevolent supercomputer runs everything on the outside
>those few people who remained outside of the virtual world tend to be oddballs, paranoiacs, hyper-religious, or just rejected the fantasy the computer fed to them
>an entirely new society has sprung up in the hollow nest of the old, with vast empty cities being explored, inhabited, and scavenged by the weirdos who chose reality over perfection
>some people still choose to become biologically immortal, but some (especially the more religious among the remnants) choose to grow old and die despite the possibilities of living forever
>certain groups have rejected the trappings of the cities entirely, venturing out into the woods and scrapping a living among the soil like their long-gone ancestors used to (although they are not always luddites either and may or may not use advanced machinery in their villages)
>though the benevolent AI in charge of the system will not force anyone to partake in the virtual pleasures nor the benefits of immortality, it always makes sure that everyone finds out about and is given the choice to join in the paradise it has created at least once in their lives
>despite the relatively calm atmosphere of the setting, there are some people who believe that the people living in the virtual world are "trapped" and need to be freed, although their efforts to free them usually end in failure due to the massive disparity in power between them and the AI supercomputer
Would you rather be an omnipotent god in a simulated reality, or stay as you are, living in the overgrown ruins of modern society?
>the vast majority of the human population has plugged themselves into the virtual paradise, enjoying whatever pleasures they desire in the digital world while a benevolent supercomputer runs everything on the outside
>those few people who remained outside of the virtual world tend to be oddballs, paranoiacs, hyper-religious, or just rejected the fantasy the computer fed to them
>an entirely new society has sprung up in the hollow nest of the old, with vast empty cities being explored, inhabited, and scavenged by the weirdos who chose reality over perfection
>some people still choose to become biologically immortal, but some (especially the more religious among the remnants) choose to grow old and die despite the possibilities of living forever
>certain groups have rejected the trappings of the cities entirely, venturing out into the woods and scrapping a living among the soil like their long-gone ancestors used to (although they are not always luddites either and may or may not use advanced machinery in their villages)
>though the benevolent AI in charge of the system will not force anyone to partake in the virtual pleasures nor the benefits of immortality, it always makes sure that everyone finds out about and is given the choice to join in the paradise it has created at least once in their lives
>despite the relatively calm atmosphere of the setting, there are some people who believe that the people living in the virtual world are "trapped" and need to be freed, although their efforts to free them usually end in failure due to the massive disparity in power between them and the AI supercomputer
Would you rather be an omnipotent god in a simulated reality, or stay as you are, living in the overgrown ruins of modern society?
