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If Gamma and Omega are really so mystified by why humans don't jack into the matrix, that implies that they themselves have values that make them want to jack into the matrix. They clearly haven't jacked in, so the question becomes "Why?".
If they haven't jacked in due to their own desire to pursue the "greater good", then surely they could see why humans might prefer the real world.
While I acknowledge the apparent plothole, I believe it is actually perfectly consistent with the intention of the fictional account.
I agree. I assume your intention was to demonstrate the utter foolishness of assuming that people value achieving pure hedonic experience and not a messy assortment of evolutionarily useful goals, correct?