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> And sequential hash computation, aka proof of work, means that even from inside the simulation we can be assured by math, that the upper computer running the
by yencabulator 4y ago
> And sequential hash computation, aka proof of work, means that even from inside the simulation we can be assured by math, that the upper computer running the simulation has done the work.
Actually, perhaps not. Your senses and memory are part of the simulation. There is no need for the PoW math to actually take place, just that you believe it has.
- GistNoesis 4y agoYou can check the proof manually if you need convincing. (Or you can invent ways to check that your computer is computing correctly). I'm inclined to believe computation did happen, because otherwise you get theories like super-determinism, where consistency is really dubious. And the way to make them consistent in a robust way involve playing an adversarial lying game against agents from inside the simulation, which favors greatly the agents inside the simulation and therefore is even more computationally expensive than just doing the computation. But even just taking a picture of a night sky and trying to infer the history, is very consistent with some computations happening according to fixed rules.