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Well, the first one was supposed to be around the year 2000 - it's supposed to be a simulation identical to that (this) time. Therefore it can be said that the people of the matrix consider the population of the world (or for them, the Matrix) to be 6.whatever billion people. The real question is if this statistic is accurate for the Matrix - does the Matrix consist of 6 billion people, or are the people TOLD that their population consists of 6 billion people. If it is the latter, well, that opens up a whole new set of doors. The 6 billion statistic comes from multiple civilian organizations. If, however, the Machines WANT the people of the matrix to believe in that number, then they must be in control of those organizations to spread that number. So the question is, what other major global organizations do the Machines secretely run in order to keep control of the Matrix and feed the rest of the unsuspecting population the information that keeps them being nice happy batteries?
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