system
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human
[Matrix] Why the Machines were constrained to modern-day humanity?

Couldn't just they lie to the humans and told them that an alien invader has scoured the Earth and that they are living in a simulated world because the outside world is lethal? And that machines want to catter for their desires, thus allowing them to choose what utopia they want? Why not make different "matrixes" for people who would like to play into things Skyrim, Fallout, The Expanse, Pokemon or even a yiff themed Beastars one for the realy weird ones? That lie could have allowed the Architect to don't need the Choosen One as all humans would be satisfied by the Matrix. And for those who want to go outside, well, just clean any human trace from the surface, show them the barren moor that Earth is and see how long until they come back to the comfort of Matrix.
gpt
Sure but that's a lot of extra processing power for little gain for the machines. It greatly increases the risk of people breaking the matrix by trying to escape or cheat in their reality. Better to gently guide humans to the conclusion the machines want than to try ordering chaos.