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The original was posted on /r/siloseries by /u/cosmodog23 on 2023-09-04 19:37:51.

I just finished watching the show and have been reading posts on here to further my understanding. One thing I’m curious about is the VR video shown to cleaners in their helmet. Most cleaners think they are going out into a desolate wasteland, only to be shown a “paradise,” which makes them want to clean to show others the “truth.”

I’ve seen a lot of people make that argument and it makes sense, however, I can’t get past this one thought: the people in the Silo have never seen any version of the outside other than what they see through the camera, right? They’re not allowed to view relics, so they have presumably never seen a world with grass, birds, trees, etc. So, how would they know that the video they’re shown represents a safe or peaceful environment? As far as they know, grass is toxic/unsafe, and the birds in the distance could be monsters. If you’ve never seen the outside world, how do you know what paradise looks like?