Sometimes it take a while for people to start to ponder the nature of reality. All the myths, legends, books, movies and TV+series can provide symbolic clues about what might be going on.
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/upload-amazon-prime-review
https://slate.com/culture/2020/04/upload-amazon-series-review-greg-daniels-good-place.html
https://screenrant.com/upload-amazon-good-place-afterlife-heaven-comparison-similar/
The ideal of another dimension or realm that people can go to or return from, has been an entertaining Sci-Fi theme for quite a while.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/10/18275618/simulation-hypothesis-matrix-rizwan-virk
Of course a lot of Sci-Fi entertainment is cautionary or even intended to scare it out of you. This is all part of the BM entertainment stream.
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