> and this was the first idea the writers had, they just decided against it beca...

		throwbadubadu on March 8, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extin... > and this was the first idea the writers had, they just decided against it because it would be too complicated for mainstream audiences Doesn't make immediate sense to me, if using brains as computers you wouldn't want to occupy them with the Matrix simulation and the whole story falls apart, so how was the complicated plot ought to be? Use the brains with the Matrix how we are used already for solving captchas?

From what I recall, it was studio meddling that forced the "humans as batteries" idea.