I've come to the conclusion that the universe probably is a simulation (via the axioms provided by the simulation hypothesis). But it really doesn't matter eith

I've come to the conclusion that the universe probably is a simulation (via the axioms provided by the simulation hypothesis). But it really doesn't matter either way now then does it? Whether or not we live in the "root" universe or one of the underlying simulations is really quite irrelevant to our daily lives as it is to the lives of simulated characters in video games. We can't do anything about it. Furthermore, since we are probably unable to change the simulation, we might as well accept it to be reality. Some might reply to this with the "Allegory of the Cave": > Plato has Socrates describe a group of people who have lived chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall. The people watch shadows projected on the wall by things passing in front of a fire behind them, and begin to ascribe forms to these shadows. According to Plato's Socrates, the shadows are as close as the prisoners get to viewing reality. He then explains how the philosopher is like a prisoner who is freed from the cave and comes to understand that the shadows on the wall do not make up reality at all, as he can perceive the true form of reality rather than the mere shadows seen by the prisoners. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave I rebut this by stating that if we do happen to live in a simulation, then it is highly unlikely that we will ever be able to unchain ourselves from our shadow wall. Hence, we might as well go forward with the assumption that the shadow wall is in fact reality, because thinking otherwise would be a fairly pointless exercise (pragmatically).