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Imagine that VR develops over the next few centuries. Millions of people engaged everyday, for 10-12-15 hours. At that point, what’s the difference between bein
by keiferski 5y ago
Imagine that VR develops over the next few centuries. Millions of people engaged everyday, for 10-12-15 hours. At that point, what’s the difference between being on a ship or being on Earth?
- nicoburns 5y agoIf life is like that, then why bother going?
- keiferski 5y agoI didn’t say I was going to sign up :) But I don’t think it’s too far fetched. Imagine a VR system that doesn’t require wearing a helmet and can be displayed in physical space. And/or a Matrix-style direct jack into the brain. Any environment you can think of, easily accessible. Doesn’t seem that bad to me. Beyond that, A lot of people already spend 10+ hours staring at screens here on Earth...
- nicoburns 5y agoDoes it replicate smells, tastes and touch sensations as well as just sound and vision? I spend a lot of time staring at a screen, but it's the time I spend not staring at a screen and interacting with other beings that makes life worth living.
- keiferski 5y agoObviously we are speculating here, but projecting current tech 300-400 years into the future, it doesn’t seem that absurd to me. And don’t forget that you’d be in space with tons of other colonists too.
- rho4 5y agoe.g. because your star is about to blow up.
- spywaregorilla 5y agoBecause someone wants to
- scotty79 5y agoWhy bother staying? Why bother anything? Because why not.
- m4rtink 5y agoTo build a Dyson sphere so that you have enough power to finally run VR Minecraft at 60 FPS! ;-)
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoThe ability to get off and out. In practice this is already possible and many people's daily life.