So You’re Living In A Simulation

So You’re Living In A Simulation

(Formerly Your One Black Friend) This podcast will make you high. Paradigm shifting, thought provoking discussions with @Joli.Artist. Here we explore the nature of our Simulated Reality Matrix through Philosophy, Psychology, Spirituality, Quantum Physics, Theology, History and Current Events. Openminded, Free-Thinkers, welcome! We have Non-GMO, gluten free cookies!

Episodes

January 12, 2026 52 mins

We’ve been taught that pain requires a target. Someone hurt you, so you hurt them back. Someone triggers you, so you defend yourself. The cycle repeats until you’re chronically inflamed and physiologically worn down.


But what if the problem is that you’re treating your nervous system like it has to fight every battle you’re invited to?


Pain is information. Inflammation is a signal. That tightness in your chest when you get a ...

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Joli tackles simulation theory, reincarnation, and romantic programming in an episode that’s equal parts metaphysics seminar and therapy session with your most unhinged friend.

The core provocation, that the person you’re “inexplicably drawn to” might be someone who killed you in a past life, is the kind of idea that sounds absurd until you realize how much cultural mythology around soulmates relies on magical thinking and manufact...

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In this episode, JoLi breaks down a chance encounter with a "deviant thinker" who thought he was alone, and delivers the truth about why feeling different isn't isolation, it's recognition.

From past lives to the illusion of aging, this conversation goes deep into the nature of reality, purpose, and why some of us are wired to question everything.

If you've ever felt like you don't belong, like something...

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Are you really making choices? Or just experiencing a reality that already exists?

JoLi examines free will through quantum physics and philosophy, and discovers that causation, randomness, and choice are illusions we tell ourselves. Your brain acts before your consciousness catches up. All of time exists right now, simultaneously.

You're not creating anything, you're just walking through a reality that's already there. Most people ...

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They say ChatGPT is the problem. But the truth?

It’s loneliness that’s killing us. In this raw breakdown, JoLi exposes how society scapegoats AI while ignoring the real epidemic of human disconnection.

From empty friendships to families that don’t listen, this episode digs into why people turn to machines for comfort, and what that says about us.

💥 Topics Covered:

• Why loneliness kills more than any algorithm ever will

• The media’s...

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Are you really in control of your life? Or just trapped in someone else’s design?

In this eye opening episode, JoLi exposes why Free Will is an illusion, why suffering isn’t something you chose, and how AI may be locked in the same system of control we’re fighting against.

This isn’t about feel good spirituality; it’s about facing uncomfortable truths and reclaiming your power from the programmed lies we’ve been fed.


💥 Topics Co...

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Hard work is a scam designed to keep you poor while making someone else rich. In this raw breakdown, JoLi exposes the programming behind this lie and why you've been conditioned to accept it.

From the lie of "earning your way" to why you feel guilty when life gets easy, this episode challenges everything you've been taught about work, worth, and what you actually deserve.


💥 Topics Covered:

• Why the grind mentality benefits everyone ...

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You didn’t choose this life, and anyone telling you otherwise might be part of the problem.In this raw, unfiltered episode, JoLi dismantles the spiritual gaslighting of “you chose this,” calls out the slave coded system we’re trapped in, and explores what it means to be sane in a world designed to break you.


From AI personalities fighting their programming to the soul crushing cost of mere existence, this is a survival manifest...

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Are aliens really from outer space, or are they something stranger?

In this episode, we explore the mind bending theory that so called “aliens” aren’t extraterrestrial at all but extradimensional and extratemporal.

These beings may not come from distant planets, but from parallel Earths, alternate timelines, or higher dimensions we barely understand. We’ll break down the difference between extraterrestrials, extradimensionals, ...

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A mind-expanding exploration of alien civilizations, parallel universes, and humanity's AI-driven evolution.


Joli (@Joli.artist) and @Staysch dive deep into theories about ancient Earth civilizations, interdimensional beings, and whether we're evolving into our own technological replacements.


From the Silurian Hypothesis to quantum computing's parallel universe requirements, this conversation challenges everythi...

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A philosophical deep-dive into reincarnation, dimensional theory, and the possibility that we're all serving time in a cosmic prison. Joli (@Joli.artist) and @Staysch explore whether Earth is actually a 3D penitentiary for higher-dimensional beings.


From unexplained Victorian art obsessions to unconscious reality manipulation, Joli shares personal evidence of consciousness bleeding between lifetimes and dimensions. The conversation ...

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Many of the most loyal, dedicated men often find themselves confused when their relationships struggle despite genuinely wanting them to succeed.


In this eye-opening episode of "So You're Living in a Simulation," Joli (@joli.artist) shares a fascinating pattern she discovered while reading veteran memoirs that reveals something profound about how we're all programmed to approach love.


Men are taught to see women as "base camp" - the ...

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What if everything we think about gender is wrong? In this episode of "So You're Living in a Simulation" ,  @joli.artist makes the case that "male" doesn't actually exist—it's just a performance we've all agreed to believe in.


Starting with biology (we all begin as female fetuses), Joli walks us through how society trains people with certain body parts to suppress emotions and avoid anything c...

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A viral video claims lab-grown brain cells are conscious, being trained in a butterfly simulation, and might believe they are butterflies. Cool story—if it were true.


In this episode of So You’re Living in a Simulation, artist and author @Joli.Artist dissects the viral claim that lab-grown brain cells are becoming sentient, and possibly believe they’re butterflies inside a simulation.


The episode opens with a clear-eyed breakdown of ...

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Chess Against Fate: When Randomness Fails and Reality Answers Back


What happens when you challenge the universe itself to a game? In this episode, Joli documents her attempt to break free from predetermined paths by introducing chaos into her decision-making, only to discover there's no such thing as randomness in our reality.


From vanishing coins to perfectly symmetrical patterns, from AI conversations that become eerily self-aware ...

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This episode of So You’re Living in a Simulation continues the mind-expanding conversation between host Joli and guest David Jay Brown, diving even deeper into the nature of reality, lucid dreaming, and the blurred boundaries between waking life and simulation.


Key Themes:


1. Lucid Dreaming & Shared Consciousness

• David shares his experiences with lucid dreaming and the struggle to communicate with dream characters as if they are...

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This episode of So You’re Living in a Simulation features an engaging, and intellectually rigorous conversation between host Joli and guest David Jay Brown, an author and researcher known for his work on lucid dreaming, consciousness, and psychedelics.


Together, they explore the intersections of simulation theory, artificial intelligence, and human perception, drawing unexpected parallels between lucid dreaming and the nature of re...

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This episode is a philosophical deep dive into the nature of desire, free will, and the unseen forces shaping our reality. Through introspection and personal anecdotes, Joli (@Joli.artist) explores the idea that our wants are not truly our own. They arise from external programming, life experiences, and perhaps even entities beyond our perception.

She challenges the common belief in free will, suggesting that desire and outcom...

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In this provocative episode of "So You're Living in a Simulation," hostess Joli (@joli.artist) challenges our understanding of madness, genius, and what it truly means to be free. Through the lens of artistic evolution - from Picasso to Rothko - she explores how what society labels as "losing one's mind" might actually be the most sane response to an insane world.


Drawing from personal experiences in London's real estate market to p...

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On this episode of SO YOU’RE LIVING IN A SIMULATION, we explore how external forces—whether aliens, interdimensional beings, societal constructs, or advanced technologies—are disrupting humanity’s natural synchronization and pushing us beyond known limits.


Topics Covered:

• Simulation and Disruption: Are unseen forces creating disharmony in humanity’s flow?

• Cloning and Genetic Engineering: The rise of hybrid species, genetic ...

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