This series of posts reflects my observations that suggest we are living inside a computer simulation. I'll continue adding to it as I come across new signs that further reinforce this idea.

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Single-Person Point of View

We experience life from a single-person point of view, which is our own point of view, just like a protagonist in the video games we create.

In any given video game, there is usually one protagonist, and the entire game revolves around that character. Everything else—the environment, and NPCs (non-player characters)—is there to make the game meaningful for the protagonist. Only the protagonist player has what we might call "autonomy" within the game.

Similarly, in real life, we can only ever operate from our own point of view.

You might believe that you are empathetic or selfless, capable of putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, but that’s ultimately just mental gymnastics. No matter how hard you try, you are bound to your perspective, because in your own reality, you are the protagonist of your simulation.

Life, as it seems, mirrors the way we design video games, reinforcing the idea that we each live in a computer simulation in which there is only one protagonist. I am the protagonist in my simulation, and you are in yours.