Agree. I enjoyed it significantly less than his other works for the same reason. It was an interesting exploration of some ideas, but the “in simulation” arcs

Agree. I enjoyed it significantly less than his other works for the same reason. It was an interesting exploration of some ideas, but the “in simulation” arcs tended to have an absurdly slow pace, which may have been deliberate attempt to help show the passage of time between the “real world” parts.