Justin has a point about all the resources that could be saved. There is a lot about the possibilities that just seem fascinating to me.<p>For whatever reason though, I keep thinking "Matrix". Those people weren't enslaved by machines. They continually progressed virtual reality until they submitted to it completely...then forgot. I know vr will progress because that's how people want it, but it also gives others a way to replace your perspective...just one hack/bug away. Who are you voting for this election? Whoops VR replaced what you saw so you voted for the other person. Sorry, glitch.<p>Although, it would be nice to furnish a house with copy and paste. Save me a lot of money. Just hard to physically sit in a virtual chair. Copy and paste a virtual toilet and hope it's over a real one.<p>VR, as far as it's progression, is a odd one for me. People choose to recreate something one inch at a time for the sake of efficiency of that inch. Ex., I VR my house as beach front property. That's cheap, saved money. No ocean breeze though. New machine...simulate smells and a fan. No vitamin D from sunlight. Plug me into a tanning bed. After good ideas to solutions role, "efficiency" follows afterward. Ever tasted a drink from the new coke machine with 100 flavors? It's just not the same, but now it's more efficient. So people adapt.<p>I've rarely seen something all good vs trade-offs. People seem so keen on trading off benefits of now vs whatever the cost is later. So as a recourse, focusing on other outcomes gets legally tagged as TBD. Enter any prescription drug commercial.
I'm trying to be realistic about mass society + mass consumption. I don't think our desire "for more" will go down; but maybe we can replace it with digital consumption?