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The Matrix

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Last discussed Sep 28, 2026

A 1999 science fiction film about a computer programmer who discovers reality is a computer simulation.

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Rizwan Virk
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Used for: Illustrating simulation theory concept for a general audience

"The most popular pop culture reference really is The Matrix. Neo starts off at the beginning going to work at a computer software company called Meta Cortex and he thinks it's a real world and it turns out the whole thing was an elaborate virtual ..."

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Peter Crone
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"I don't know how many people have seen The Matrix, but there's a great line in there where they say, 'We don't free a mind after a certain age.'"

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Arthur Brooks
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"The Matrix, came out 27 years ago. The plot of that movie was that a great artificial intelligence was dominating the human race and kept the human race placid in a pleasant simulation."

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"You and I are old enough to remember The Matrix. That movie was about a mechanical artificial intelligence that was sucking out their attention, th..."

Tom Bilyeu
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Used for: Understanding AI relationships and human psychology Praised: Called it prophetic and impressive

"This is literally contemplated in the Matrix. I am so impressed the more distance we get from the Matrix at how prophetic that movie was."

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"It's like the scene in the Matrix when Trinity opens the door when Neo's on his way to go take the red pill."

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Joe Rogan
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"You never saw The Matrix? Never saw The Matrix really to this day."

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"So, Red Pill. Morpheus presents Keanu Reeves with two pills. If he takes the red pill, the red pill is reality and he gets to see."

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Max Hodak
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"I was definitely inspired by science fiction. The Matrix had a big impact on me."

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