Books are the original metaverse. Are we spending too much time in worlds in our head and not enough in real life? There was a slum in Varna in the 90s with sh

Books are the original metaverse. Are we spending too much time in worlds in our head and not enough in real life? There was a slum in Varna in the 90s with shacks made of tin and cardboard and most of them had satellite dishes on top. The need to escape physical circumstances and real-world stress is real. The part that's missing is boredom that allows you to create something others wouldn't have created. If you make room for that, despite all the pleasures, you are not leaving the world as a visitor, but as a contributor.