[trophycase]

Thank you for this quote. I've long felt this. Another thing about the simulation hypothesis is that it seemingly offers no explanatory power. That is, I'm not sure how a universe that is "simulated" and one that isn't (thinking about it more I'm not actually sure what the difference is) would actually differ. Maybe would explain the observer effect in QM cause of lazy loading or something?

[naasking]

The simulation hypothesis is not intended to provide explanatory power on the matter you're looking for. It provides explanatory power on other questions though.

A simulation is also indistinguishable from the real thing from the inside, or it wouldn't be a faithful simulation.