16 in another (future?) universe, kinda silly theory

[coldfuzion76 he/him]

Recently listened to the Lost Metal for the first time, and it feels like Brandon really kinda went nuts with the whole 16/17 thing. It’s mentioned so many times there that it brought something else up for me. 
I’m sure I’m not the only one that’s played No Man’s Sky and felt like they mention 16 just as much. Maybe the creators of the game are fans, or maybe, just maybe, the game is the far, far future of the Cosmere, and in that, just a simulation?

[Qianweilian He/him]

2 hours ago, coldfuzion76 said:

Recently listened to the Lost Metal for the first time, and it feels like Brandon really kinda went nuts with the whole 16/17 thing. It’s mentioned so many times there that it brought something else up for me. 

What do you mean "16/17"? Also, you complain about sixteen being overpresent in TLM, and not the sign of sixteen?

2 hours ago, coldfuzion76 said:

I’m sure I’m not the only one that’s played No Man’s Sky and felt like they mention 16 just as much. Maybe the creators of the game are fans, or maybe, just maybe, the game is the far, far future of the Cosmere, and in that, just a simulation?

I doubt it. 16 is a very nice number, and historically significant in our world. 16 is a perfect square, being equal to 4^2, in addition to also being 2^4. 16 is also used in several number and measurement systems.

[coldfuzion76 he/him]

1 hour ago, Qianweilian said:

What do you mean "16/17"? Also, you complain about sixteen being overpresent in TLM, and not the sign of sixteen?

 

Apologies, I didn’t mean that to sound like a complaint. It just came up a lot, like they were using it to swear with mostly. It just seemed like I heard the word sixteen and seventeen a lot more in that book in particular. I really just kind of meant it as a silly connection that I saw is all.