So, as Cypher made clear, the main draw of the matrix was that he didn't have to spend his entire life being miserable, with shit to eat, and nothing enjoyable to do. Soo... What about the constructs? If they could simulate people and sensory input with enough fidelity to "learn kungfu", couldn't they simulate the experience of a juicy steak? Why, when they weren't actually spending their time outside the matrix doing much other than sitting in a spaceship, wouldn't they just spend 6 hours a day in the construct (again, not the matrix, their own simulated construct)? Wouldn't that have given them all much more practice with breaking the construct of the matrix, and also let them have the nice stuff that the matrix offered, and also knowing that they were the masters of their own destinies? It seems like Morpheus was just a shitty manager, and Cypher was unfulfilled in his job.

Id rather stay in the matrix and pretend I'm eating steak, thank you very much.

I remember his office from the movie. It was not comfy.

neooooo

You mean choosing whether to live with purpose or just continue to exist?

Better than a soul crushing office job

Yeah but at least I'm part of an armed resistance trying to win back their freedom.

Red pill side effects include cave raves, bad clothes, and new zionism

Neo was powerful. I wonder if he could have gained the same abilities, without the help of Morpheus, throughout his time in the matrix. Were he able to do so, he could have lived a nice life inside. I guess Neo felt a higher calling to free mankind or something, so he left... or maybe Morpheus just didn't tell him the whole picture before offering the pill. Morpheus probably needed a powerful warrior and just rolled the dice on Neo, deciding to not exactly paint the whole picture.
Anyway.. had I known the whole picture, I'd have stayed inside.