Maybe something like quantum mechanics are an "optimization" of the sim, i.e the sim doesn't actually compute the locations, spin etc of subatomic particles but instead just uses probabilities to simulate it. Only when a consciousness decides to look more closely does it retroactively decide what those properties really were.
Kind of like how video games won't render the full resolution textures when the character is far away or zoomed out.
I'm sure I'm not the first person to have thought this.
Wow, it's crazy to see this comment because I drive the same type of car and recently experienced a similar problem.
The car was dead for long enough that I could get it towed to the mechanic and they educed it was a problem with the EIS (electronic ignition system).
The EIS computer was sent off to mercedes for diagnosis, they reported that the computer itself was fine but it was an issue with power. The mechanics traced it back to a bad connection of a wire somewhere.
Students are often thinking of how to maximise their grades and efficiently use their time in the short term rather than how to best learn the subject matter. Anyone who has had to deal with assignment deadlines can understand why a student may choose to take such a shortcut if it's available, even to their own detriment in the long term.
Kind of like how video games won't render the full resolution textures when the character is far away or zoomed out.
I'm sure I'm not the first person to have thought this.