If it turns out that we are living in a holographic Universe, does that mean there is an off switch somewhere. Given the complexity involved what would a shut down look like from earth? Instant, or grid based?

That's what I was thinking. It just seems to me that if it were true then if not already, then at some point in the future, something mechanical (in the broadest sense of the word) would fail in the "system", causing an observable disturbance in our reality. You're right, I know very little about holograms and simulations or their differences. I apologize if the question seems unnecessary, but I have a curious mind. The fact that we haven't noticed any glitches already, to me at least, tends to suggest that what we see is real and not pre-programmed.

You're right, I know very little about holograms and simulations or their differences, so I apologize if the question seems unnecessary, but I have a curious mind. It seems to me that if the idea is true then if not already, surely at some point in the future, something mechanical (in the broadest sense of the word) would fail in the "system", possibly causing an observable disturbance in our reality. The fact that we haven't noticed any glitches already, to me at least, suggests that what we see is real and not programmed.

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