See as well a 2019 Neal Stephenson novel —
From a New York Times review of that novel:
"Early choices, or sometimes relatively arbitrary initial conditions,
end up shaping future events and technologies. In this case,
the cosmology, topography and even the theology of an entire
universe — Bitworld — affect Meatspace, and the two realms
are linked in a feedback loop of cause and effect, resources and
outcomes (dollars, computing power)."
— Charles Yu, June 14, 2019