This seems true if we anthropomorphize the simulator; another relevant question there might be “Why is there so much suffering?”. However, it seems to me that the vast majority of simulations would instead be initiated by intelligences which terminally value simulation. Even if such intelligences were very rare (i.e if we assume the chance of an intelligence having that value were as small as 1/n where n is all possible values), it may create disproportionately many simulations, compared to other intelligences which may not have reason to create any, or which may only create a few for instrumental reasons during the earlier stages of their existence. (And given simulators are developing in our universe, the chance may not be as small as 1/n)
I also think it may be plausible for stochastic physical interactions between matter in a lifeless universe to naturally end up in certain computational patterns, and for life to arise within them without any way of observing the nature of its ‘universe,’ but this idea is too complex for me to write about for now.
This seems true if we anthropomorphize the simulator; another relevant question there might be “Why is there so much suffering?”. However, it seems to me that the vast majority of simulations would instead be initiated by intelligences which terminally value simulation. Even if such intelligences were very rare (i.e if we assume the chance of an intelligence having that value were as small as 1/n where n is all possible values), it may create disproportionately many simulations, compared to other intelligences which may not have reason to create any, or which may only create a few for instrumental reasons during the earlier stages of their existence. (And given simulators are developing in our universe, the chance may not be as small as 1/n)
I also think it may be plausible for stochastic physical interactions between matter in a lifeless universe to naturally end up in certain computational patterns, and for life to arise within them without any way of observing the nature of its ‘universe,’ but this idea is too complex for me to write about for now.
Thanks for responding btw!