Buterin was briefly involved with people trying to efficiently simulate quantum computers (https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1062156966452228096 https:/

Buterin was briefly involved with people trying to efficiently simulate quantum computers (https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1062156966452228096 https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/106215696645222809...). I don't know much about the details of this particular attempt , but the strategy is not ridiculous on its face. Very implausible, yes, but it contradicts no theorem nor any established law of physics. Mostly, it's implausible because many people have tried very hard to find efficient classical simulations of quantum computers and all have failed.