Re:It doesn't really matter these days so much. (Score 1)

the ideas that lay the foundation for the Matrix are so hoary that they were ancient when philosophy was new. i'm not going to look up the actual dialogue, but even plato, when presented with the concept of world-as-elaborate-illusion, wondered aloud why anyone would want to dredge up "such old matters" and moved on to more interesting topics. finding yourself intellectually stimulated by the matrix is kind of like getting wasted on one beer right after giving blood.