Since its release in 1999, _The Matrix_ has seen one of its most iconic scenes hijacked by various groups which have actively missed the point.

You know the one we’re referring to: Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) offers Neo (Keanu Reeves) a choice.

"You take the blue pill, the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe,” explains Morpheus, describing the return to a state of blissful ignorance.

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“You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes,” he counter-offers, referring to Lewis Carroll in order to clarify that whoever picks the second option will wake up to a new reality.

What was originally a way of breaking free from the shackles of simulated rea

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