So, follow this thought.

I think that the bulk of Simulation theory or virtual enviroment concepts for reality are skewed in the fact that they assume we are the main characters or actors.

While 'humanity' is likely in the majority of actors it is not in any protagonist, antagonist or even named side role.

People seem to not really acknowledge that in most narratives 'humanity' are resources much like highly territorial herd animals at best and barely contained pathogens in our worst.

What if the simulation simply censored our perceptions of the beings or entities in charge and the 'others' as a way to simply not spook the cattle?