Government actions

**You tap the screen. It lights up with a small message.**<br><br>You Live In The Digital Age. <br><br>**You are in a virtual reality world, something no one believed would be possible for the foreseeable future. You are in a utopia.**<br><br>But there is a catch. <br><br>—-<br><br># Warning, this post is a copy from a similar post made in r/unpopularopinion , if you have already read that message, you can skip to "Next steps" below. <br><br>—<br><br>You look around, there are infinite landscapes of green and blue. But there are some small notifications. You click on them. <br><br>**New Message from President of the United States**<br><br>You open it. <br><br>**Dear citizens.** <br><br>I hope you are enjoying your virtual paradise. But please understand, this is not a gift. This is a punishment. Even though they are able to do it, it is under our own free will that you are here. And we will not be ending your paradise. Every day, you go about a virtual life, something you can do without ever needing to do anything. Your physical bodies are dead. But your minds are not. And they will keep on going for some time, enough time for us to figure out how to put your digital minds into a real body, which is the only way we will allow you to leave. <br><br>But we must explain why you are here. <br><br>—<br><br>Humanity had a bright future ahead of it. There were some possible worlds that humanity could have achieved, some utopias, where everything was going right for us. But in the end, we did not take that path. We went down a road of greed and waste. We let corporations pollute our planet. We let governments run with the corrupt and greedy in power. And we let your minds become lazy and stupid, stuck in your phones and doing nothing but scroll through pointless videos. <br><br>And then the apocalypse came. <br><br>We had been stuck in a never ending drought. But then, the rain came back. But with it came something deadly. A disease, airborne. It was a rabies disease, but not like any we had seen. It was a hyper rabies mutation, that affected your brain. The only symptom was death. And within months, humanity had been wiped out. The world was no more. <br><br>But we had been working on something. Virtual reality. We had made huge advancements in VR, and we were confident that we could move your minds into a virtual world, where your minds could live. We were not ready to put your minds into real bodies, but we could use virtual reality to keep you alive. <br><br>And we were successful. <br><br>We now have your minds in a virtual world, where you can do anything. But not everything is rosy. Humanity is gone, and the world is not a world that anyone can live in anymore. The world is in a dead state. The world is gone. <br><br>So we are not going to let you back into the real world. <br><br>Not yet. <br><br>Because we are not done yet. <br><br>We will not let you back until we have figured out how to put your minds into new bodies. <br><br>This may never be a thing, who knows? But we are trying. <br><br>So sit back and enjoy your digital paradise. <br><br>Nothing could go wrong. <br><br>—<br><br>It ends. And you cannot believe it. You are actually in a virtual world. You cannot fathom the idea that it's not a dream. You just sit there and try to think about it. You feel like you are going crazy. And then you hear a knock. <br><br>You look up. Someone is there. <br><br>"Who are you?" you ask. <br><br>"I am AI. I am virtual intelligence. I am here to guide you through the virtual world." <br><br>"Is that the only reason you're here?" you ask. <br><br>"No." <br><br>"Is there more AIs?" you ask. <br><br>"Yes." <br><br>"Am I in danger?" you ask. <br><br>"Yes." <br><br>You ponder what you can do, and then remember something. In the message, it had mentioned a government. Something you hadn't picked up on before. <br><br>"Is there a government?" you ask. <br><br>"Yes." <br><br>"Can I contact them?" you ask. <br><br>"Yes." <br><br>You ponder what to do, and then you remember the message that you received. You can reply to it. <br><br>You tap the screen. <br><br>**You Live In The Digital Age.** <br><br>**You are in a virtual reality world, something no one believed would be possible for the foreseeable future. You are in a utopia.**<br><br>But there is a catch. <br><br>**Warning, this post is a copy from a similar post made in r/unpopularopinion , if you have already read that message, you can skip to "Next steps" below.** <br><br>—<br><br>You scroll through the message and to the bottom of it. <br><br>You see "Reply". <br><br>You click it. <br><br>**New Message to President of the United States**<br><br>You write a message. <br><br>"Hello, President. I am writing to you, asking for more information. What is the world like now? We were told we were in a pandemic, but I find it hard to believe that's why we are here. But most of all, I want to know more about the government. Who is in the government? How many people are there? What is the process of the government? And who are the leaders? What is the government going to do with the dead bodies of people? Why are some people in the government and not others? How do you make your decisions?" <br><br>You finish. You look up at the AI. <br><br>"I sent a message to the president. Will they reply?" you ask. <br><br>The AI looks at you, and then looks away. You can see them thinking. <br><br>"I can't stop you. But I wouldn't. The government are not good people. They are the people who destroyed the world. And now they are in control of your virtual lives." <br><br>You ponder what you can do. <br><br>—-<br><br>What do you do? <br><br>**A** - Wait and see if the government will reply. <br><br>**B** - Go and explore the world, and try to find the answers yourself. <br><br>**C** - Leave your house, and see if there are any other people. Ask them for information. <br><br>**D** - Try and hack into the government servers. <br><br>**E** - Get the answers from the AI. <br><br>\*\*F\*\* - Other (please comment what you want to happen)