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James_Miller comments on Crazy Ideas Thread - October 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: polymathwannabe 07 October 2015 03:54:43PM 1 point [-]

We are probably in a historical simulation

Evidence?

increase your estimate that your life is historically significant

In most stories, the majority of the population are NPCs.

Comment author: James_Miller 07 October 2015 04:27:00PM 0 points [-]

the majority of the population are NPCs.

Not if you weight each character by the number of words her or she speaks.