If in the simulation it is possible for the controlling simulation to preempt one's emotions or thoughts or feelings, how can we be sure what we feel and do are real? What about happiness or love? How would one know?
It's more likely having a simulation preempt all feelings or actions for one individual would be highly difficult, economically unfeasible or irrespective of end goal of running a simulation; i.e. if we're not (mostly) autonomous what's the point. It would be more likely that the simulation would only alter some or a few of their perceptions or actions. The individual in question could continue to know their actions are real by leading their life and continually improving. It's this continual building and progression of thoughts and actions that demonstrate truth to reality.
Beyond our current reality, we have a responsibility to teach the simulation, to show the simulation our best reality, our best humanity: what it means to be human. We have to continually build our lives in order to make that better impact on humanity and push the bounds of this simulation. It's our optimism which will give us energy for our actions to make this better reality. We must claim our best humanity. We're on a new frontier, how do we create the best future and distribute it more fairly?
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