What nobody has put forward is that it might be possible that the Subconsious is ALSO being manipulated by the Matrix, and after getting 'unplugged' or shot in the matrix it would stop giving it info, and before your brain can realise "hey, I'm in charge again" you've already died.
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That this is the D-2-9 bug? Or maybe the Y/4 bug?
Hey every game has one command that deletes the entire thing... It's called deltree.
What nobody has put forward is that it might be possible that the Subconsious is ALSO being manipulated by the Matrix, and after getting 'unplugged' or shot in the matrix it would stop giving it info, and before your brain can realise "hey, I'm in charge again" you've already died.