The reason people who are plugged into the Matrix feel like they're

>>83228294
No, that stuff just keeps them alive & without disease while the system takes their waste heat and uses it for energy (fucktarded really). It has nothing to do with sense and feeling.

>>83228393
originally humans were supposed to be used for processing power, the producers said this would confuse the audience

>>83228294
If the matrix can simulate an entire universe, don't you think it can also simulate pain?

>>83228589
Well, no. Totally different things. Physical things are easy to simulate, but actually causing physical pain doesn't make sense. It doesn't simulate pain, it's actual pain.

>>83228294
The neck is where the spine joins with the brain stem. All sensations flow through that. That's how you become a quadriplegic when you beak your neck.

>>83228294
>despite only being plugged into the neck?
Maybe the brain stem? Besides doesn't the body actually manifest pain preserved by the brain?

>>83228727
I think I understand what you're getting at.
You're asking why do Neo and crew bleed IRL when they are in the Matrix, even though the only thing that is affected is electrical impulses in the brain?
That is a good question, I don't know if they ever explain it.

>>83228294
why do you think that's the reason? (it's not.)

>>83228393
>fucktarded really
It's a tale of usury, anon. It is stupid, it is ugly, it is evil, it is counterproductive and all that. It's a pyramid scheme run by machines.

>>83228505

They feed humans with the waste of other humans. All senses go to the brain, that's the only hookup people need.