This is probably the right thread for this. If you read it in the New York Times then you know it's true, and the Times headline says
Opinion | We Might Be in a Simulation. How Much Should That Worry Us? - The New York Times. There you have it, we're probably living in a simulation.
Running these simulations take resources, so I imagine that AWS is running all the simulations, but it raises questions. What happens if there's a loss of data? Will I notice? Can I cross from one simulation to another? Can I buy an upboost to be younger, smarter, and better looking? What do I really look like? What happens if my actual body becomes ill - who takes it to the doctor? Are my family and relatives my actual family and relatives, or are they just random people in my simulation playing those roles? What happens during hardware upgrades or software updates?
Many of these questions might be answered by the Upload series (Season 2 begins on Amazon on March 11), I'm going to be sure to tune in.
--Percy