I guess though- whatever 'this' is- we don't seem to have the power to change it. So- we either play the game or- we don't. Whether it's real or not- it feels real to us. Ultimately- what difference will it make? I could tell you that God and religion are real. I could tell you it's all utterly meaningless chance. Stuff floating about in space just evolved to become this. I could tell you an alien lifeform created all this and intends to come back and harvest the lot of us one day. I could tell you this is The Matrix.
Ultimately though- we all have living bodies that are capable of experiencing pain. If you don't eat for several days, the hunger pain will hurt. If you never wash, you'll start to smell and you'll eventually leave yourself liable to infections. The physical reality of our predicament is painfully real and no matter what's behind it- we're slaves to that first and foremost.
What has anyone done in the history of life on this earth that has made any meaningful difference to either show who pulls our strings? Break free from this control? Or, change the course of everything? I'd argue- no one! Maybe so called prophets have made the biggest impact with all the religions of the world. But- just looking around- even the most colourful, famous, or infamous lives don't seem to do a whole lot other than impact a few other lives.
So- I guess- do whatever it is that would make your life the way you want it. If you want to be famous- give it your best shot. If it all seems meaningless- do nothing but bear in mind that your physical body has very real needs. And- if you don't sate those needs, life generally starts to feel worse.
If you're utterly convinced that this is all a simulation though- I guess- try and expose it. There are bound to be other people who feel the same. Ultimately- we all also have the ability to end it too but- that carries complications obviously in a world that tries to keep you alive.
