Hard Solipsism

The old "brain in a vat" problem. Well, only a problem if you demand absolute proof of anything. The idea is that nothing can be absolutely proven other than yourself. More specifically your consciousness, and this also can only be proven to yourself, by yourself, as you are the direct experiencer of that consciousness. The Matrix has shown just how easy it is to imagine that our reality could be nothing but illusion. It's really as simple as fooling all 5 senses as we do not perceive reality in any way beyond them.

As such, almost nothing can be absolutely certain. Absolute certainty of course, is not important to everyone and it doesn't need to be either to maintain any sort of sane and secure life. But for some, it lingers in the back of the mind, always making one wonder if it's all just a big show. What if you are the only thing that actually exists and are generating this reality you experience? And not by any sort of choice or control.

Of course there is no reason to believe that that is the case, as by your own experience, you have much reason to believe it is not. But no matter how much you believe and are justified in believing that this reality is real and independent of your own consciousness, there is always the possibility that solipsism has something going.

How do you feel about the topic? Is it just silly and shouldn't be given a moment's thought? Or is it something you sometimes wonder about when other distractions are not present?