Neil deGrasse Tyson Claims We Could Be Last Universe in Simulation Chain

What was said

"We are either the very first universe in that sequence or the very last that has yet to achieve the power of simulation. So we go from, you know, 100 bajillion to one likelihood that we are to maybe one and two. And I I like those odds."

Tyson argues against the popular simulation hypothesis by pointing out humans cannot yet create simulated universes with sentient beings. Because only universes capable of creating simulations can be part of the simulation chain, we must be either the original universe or the last one created that hasn't yet developed simulation technology. This reduces the probability we're simulated from near-certainty to roughly 50-50.