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How do you know there is no such thing as objective reality?
Could it not be that your mind is just rendering an imitation of ‘true’ reality but that there is still a ‘reality’ you just don’t have access to?
It's not an imitation, it's an interface. Cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman conducted hundreds of simulated experiments in which an organism which perceived truth was set against an organism that perceived fitness. Truth always goes extinct, because fitness is more efficient. Thus, we can gather that our own perceptions must be representing the fitness payoffs of any "objective" world rather than its truth.
If any objective world does exist, it's not a reality. Reality is perception. What cannot be perceived, therefore cannot be real.
It's privilege. Such ignorance would be fatal in a "wild" context. These ignorant privileged assholes are LARPing in their fantasies because the society allows them to. That's the social order. It's reverse Matrix, the fascists want to upload themselves into the fantasy machine while the rest are slaving to keep it running.
Fist part was interesting but you lost me in the second half. Does perception, and therefore reality, require conciousness? Can you recommend any reading on this?
The Case Against Reality by Donald Hoffman
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