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[–] 14 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Presumably the brain network was performing more than the task of simulation. I.E performing processing tasks for the machines. More humans = more brains = more processing headroom (ha, clever) for more machines.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah I just don’t find that explanation credible at all. The brain is a 40 watt guesswork machine, not a high performance processor. I love the matrix, but it was never built on a solid premise.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    It is a work of fiction... If a solid premise means it must adhere to every real world realistic standard, you are going to find every single work of fiction lacking.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    I understand. Like I said I still love the films but I think things are even better when they are thought out at more levels. The premise here wasn’t just “we don’t have that technology yet” - it was patently not credible under thermodynamics.

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