Warning: this article contains ***spoilers*** to the HANG THE DJ episode of Netflix’s BLACK MIRROR series which is a really good episode and you should watch it before reading this column.
I am a bit ashamed to admit that I have spent an unreasonable amount of time wondering if all of human existence is taking place inside some sort of a complex simulation. It’s a silly topic to waste time contemplating since there aren’t many practical applications of such a thought experiment but I majored in Philosophy as an undergraduate so it’s no surprise that I enjoy wasting time on questions like these.