Simulationist Cult

The Simulationist Cult is a peculiar group of individuals that exist in the TE universe. The basic tenant of the cult, that the universe is a giant hologram, has its origins in the "Hologram Principle" first published in 1994. Subsequent publications on the subject were added until it made headlines in the new millennium, where it was allowed to take root in the public psyche. The idea resonated in the minds of certain people, who were able to use the concept as an excuse to absolve themselves of responsibility and regrets. Similar to a sense of nihilism, the cults that form around this idea all follow the same idea, that the consequences of one's actions are merely temporary and subjective to the beholder, and that if one abandons their connections to the world wholly enough, they will ascend to the "real" world beyond this one. Other sub-cults insist that strength of belief can allow one to control the simulation and exert influence over others. 
The cult took on new life in 2014 with the Vannai's invasion of Earth. The introduction of cyberbrain technology and the concept of digitized personality opened up new perspectives of both humanity and reality itself. Some pilots, unable to cope with the shock of the war, took the augmented reality granted by their cyberbrains and adopted a preferential perspective that the world they currently lived in was a game, that they were the players, and the violence and death they found themselves mired in was simply a form of entertainment and break from some utopia they truly lived in.
Although generally harmless, Simulationists tend to be a rude and/or dismissive bunch, owing to the fact that they regard nearly everyone else in the world as being "NPCs" that exist solely for their engagement, lacking their own motivations, concerns and desires. They regard their suits more like stat blocks than machines and the politics of the post-invasion world as a very dull choice of endgame content. 
Despite being a "cult", Simulationists have no affiliation with Moqaddas by their own volition, as they either have little reason to care for the religions of a "fictional universe", or find the idea of taking time to worship inside of a "game" to be ridiculous. 
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In meta terms, Simulationists are essentially people who think they're isekai protagonists. In metameta terms, they're a reference to players who don't make any attempt to learn anything about or engage with the game world and are just here to roll dice and be told how cool they are.
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