I like the way Susskind is thinking. But there is a slight problem with the origin of black holes (some commentators also noticed that). An observer inside a collapsing star would have to somehow end up on the surface of the horizon. But if the bulk of the Universe is also an illusion, than this could be explained.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=084NHWBH0YU
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