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by orly_bookz 3513 days ago
I do believe that Metal Gear Solid 2 predicted this back in, what, 2001?

"At this point, Raiden is contacted by AIs of the Colonel and Rosemary, introducing themselves as representatives of the Patriots, who reveal that the true purpose of the simulation was to see how they could simulate and control human behavior in order to prevent society from dumbing down due to trivial information drowning valuable knowledge and inconvenient truths."