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Bingo. Some time ago, I watched a video of Mark Zuckerberg at some VR conference and he said something like "VR is not about replacing reality. It's about makin
by remir 9y ago
Bingo. Some time ago, I watched a video of Mark Zuckerberg at some VR conference and he said something like "VR is not about replacing reality. It's about making it better".
I mean, imagine the quality and realism of the AR/VR tech in 10, 20 or 30 years.
You can almost see some Black Mirror-esque scenario where the earth is overpopulated, resources are diminishing, there's less and less quality jobs, so why not upload your brain into a VR world, get rid of your physical body and live in this virtual paradise forever without having to work, pay taxes, without worrying about getting physically hurt, etc... The question is: are you still alive? Is it still "you" that is in this computer?
- fortythirteen 9y agoThat's the premise of one of my favorite, underrated SciFi books, Everyone in Silico[0]. It's also part of the premise of Ready Player One[1]. [0] https://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Silico-Jim-Munroe-2002-11-22/dp/B019L5BBD4 https://www.amazon.com/Everyone-Silico-Jim-Munroe-2002-11-22... [1] https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-Ernest-Cline/dp/0307887448 https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-Ernest-Cline/dp/0307...