Part 8, “Anomaly” Chapter 8 (p. 246)
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If definitive proof emerges that we’re living in a simulation, the correct response to that news will be So what. A life lived in a simulation is still a life.
— Emily St. John Mandel
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About Emily St. John Mandel
Emily St. John Mandel (born 1979) is a Canadian novelist.
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