Well, the simulated brain could be kept in sync with the vatted one, which works most of the time. An aneurysm in the vat could be reflected in the body, but there are certain scenarios like the effects of high G forces that would make an accelerating brain behave (black out) very differently that the one in the vat. Concussion comes to mind. That is not just fake experience that can be fed to the organ in the vat.One has to wonder what a brain operation inside the Matrix entailed from the patient, since there is only a plug into the back of the neck, and not the machines opening up pods and doing actual brain surgery. — Marchesk
Guess what... People consume energy, they don't generate it. Far more efficient to just burn whatever they're using to keep the bodies alive. — noAxioms
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