The same argument that shows a base universe may be computationally richer than our universe (and at least cannot be less computationally rich), also greatly limits the number of simulated universes there could be. The (third branch of the) simulation hypothesis, which posits a very large number of simulated universes ultimately stemming from a single base universe, basically relies on the fact that you do not need at least X bits of information in the base universe to simulate a universe of X bits. If you add that restriction, which I’d say you should, then the whole idea falls apart and the idea you’re living in a simulation is no longer a certainty. At that point, you’re limited to just the regular amount of bits in the base universe for running minds or whatever.
if we assume the base universe looks something like the “objective” version of this universe, then my subjective experience requires vastly less information than the base universe. much of that could be deduplicated between other variations: the positions of the asteroids only need to be simulated once, for instance.
the assumption seems decent to me, as i expect the simulators to dream of variations on their own circumstances.
The same argument that shows a base universe may be computationally richer than our universe (and at least cannot be less computationally rich), also greatly limits the number of simulated universes there could be. The (third branch of the) simulation hypothesis, which posits a very large number of simulated universes ultimately stemming from a single base universe, basically relies on the fact that you do not need at least X bits of information in the base universe to simulate a universe of X bits. If you add that restriction, which I’d say you should, then the whole idea falls apart and the idea you’re living in a simulation is no longer a certainty. At that point, you’re limited to just the regular amount of bits in the base universe for running minds or whatever.
if we assume the base universe looks something like the “objective” version of this universe, then my subjective experience requires vastly less information than the base universe. much of that could be deduplicated between other variations: the positions of the asteroids only need to be simulated once, for instance.
the assumption seems decent to me, as i expect the simulators to dream of variations on their own circumstances.