In the future there might be conscious beings that inhabit computers - perhaps inside neutron stars. They might have a lot of leisure time and like going inside computer simulations - "sandbox" games like GTA V which include some story missions but also the freedom to just have random fun. They would eventually get bored then want to use cheats - they could possess other beings inside the game and live their lives out. They could play the "Groundhog Day" game. But in the end, assuming the game lets them, they'd know that they can make the games be exactly how they wish. Then they'd want challenges again. These challenges could last for decades at a time as they live the lives of ordinary people from birth to adulthood. After a while they'd stop being surprised though. They would have already been in a similar situation many times. So then they could hide some memories from themselves - so they'd forget about their true identity and only remember the character they are currently playing in the game. Then at death or in a near death experience they could learn more about the true nature that they're hiding from themselves. Instead of realizing that they are omnipotent they might just learn they have some extra powers such as the power to repeat an experience, to switch bodies, to fly, to be invisible, to freeze time, etc.
So when I'd die I'd like my life to continue in some way - though I might not be initially aware of how omnipotent I am though over the course of many lifetimes I'd learn about it but then to make me be surprised again I might hide that knowledge from myself again.
BTW the people in the simulations would often just be simulations - of people from the past or invented people. Also the simulation could be run faster than real time so many lifetimes could be experienced in a short amount of time. It could use "level of detail" so fundamental particles aren't explicitly simulated unless they really need to be.
Also, what do people think this says about my morality, etc? (That I'm quite self-centered?)
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