Who wants a virtual life?

Short & Curly

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Philosophy, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Let's say you can hook your brain up to a machine that feels 100 per cent real and offers you the kind of life you've always wanted. You could climb one of the world's tallest mountains, get yourself some great friends, and even program in some challenges to keep it interesting. The catch is this perfect world isn't real… It's a simulation. Molly thinks it sounds cool, but isn't sure about leaving her real life dogs behind. The show takes us on a thought experiment to work out what it is we really want from life and what things are important.

Producer: Kyla Slaven

Executive Producer: Ian Walker

Transcript

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0:00.0	Run my beautiful unicorn past the chocolate fountains and past the mountain of
0:07.4	unpopped bubble wrap. Okay we've made it to Dog Beach Boulevard.
0:14.0	Oh, hello, every dog in the whole world.
0:18.0	You all look adorable today.
0:20.0	Oh, and you're all wearing fancy hats.
0:24.0	How could my life be any better than this?
0:30.0	I have everything I could want.
0:32.0	A unicorn as my constant companion, hundreds of dogs that all adore me,
0:37.0	and a girlfriend who is the coolest and kindest person in the whole world.
0:42.0	If I had to imagine my perfect life, it had looked just like this.
0:45.4	I'm so lucky! The only thing which would make it more perfect, if that is even possible, is a double chocolate raspberry gelato cake.
0:55.0	Molly my love I've brought you a surprise a double chocolate raspberry gelato cake.
1:02.0	Wow that's amazing and kind of weird. Double Chocolate Raspberry Gelato Cake.
1:02.6	Wow, that's amazing and kind of weird.
1:05.1	I was just saying my life would be perfect if only I had a double
1:08.5	chocolate raspberry gelato cake.
1:10.3	Well, you know, Molly, I just want to help make everything lovely. What's the point of life if we can't have as much pleasure and happiness as possible?
1:20.0	As possible as possible as possible. As possible. As possible.
1:23.0	Wait.
1:25.0	What?
1:26.0	The world's gone all weird.
1:28.0	Why is this room so ugly and gray?
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