I know I'm late to this discussion and nobody will see this, but, the Matrix is very clearly an exploration of the philosophy of Jean Baudrillard... Simulacra

I know I'm late to this discussion and nobody will see this, but, the Matrix is very clearly an exploration of the philosophy of Jean Baudrillard... Simulacra and Simulation (French: Simulacres et Simulation) is a 1981 philosophical treatise by the sociologist Jean Baudrillard, in which the author seeks to examine the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence. Simulacra are copies that depict things that either had no original, or that no longer have an original.[1] Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation Neo even handles a copy in the first film: https://unfoldlearning.net/2016/09/11/beyond-modern-education-2/ https://unfoldlearning.net/2016/09/11/beyond-modern-educatio... Is this then a metaphor for being trans? That's awfully circuitous.