This is a very wild theory, but completely based in nothing.
We know the Witness came from a species some call the Precursors, which were humanoids on the Traveler’s first planet. So humanity did not create them.
We know the Traveler is the Gardener, because the Precursors called it that. They were also the ones who sook a Winnower for their garden to control the chaos of the light. Hence why the found the Veil and tried to link it to the Traveler.
I’m all for Eva Levante crazy theories though.
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The precursors called the Traveler the Gardener, yes, but that does not mean that the Gardener within the Unveiling lore book is the same Gardener as the Traveler. We don’t even know whether Unveiling is true or just Propaganda produced by the Witness.
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I mean Elsie’s time loop was still never explained, so it’s possible time travel plays a larger role in the story. The precursors could potentially be more tied in to the story of humanity than we think. But like you said it’s still all speculative at this point.
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Definitely, along with simulation. NPCs becoming self aware and abusing the system.