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I absolutely would. This is Andy Kaufman level comedy, which isn't to everyone's tastes, but does get under one's skin. In this particular case, it's specifica
by kstenerud 4y ago
I absolutely would. This is Andy Kaufman level comedy, which isn't to everyone's tastes, but does get under one's skin.
In this particular case, it's specifically designed to make you VERY uncomfortable, to show what could be if we're not vigilant. Pushing it in peoples faces makes it into a kind of inoculation, hopefully preventing it from actually happening.
As for the industry the author is in, this kind of product wouldn't even fit into a defense company's line. Defense companies produce products to neutralize an enemy, something for which an exploding headset would fall laughably short (maybe as a James Bond style assassination device?). A product like this would be more in line with a police/prison equipment supplier (for coercing people already under your physical control).
- etrautmann 4y agoyeah this is performance art/trolling. It clearly seeks a reaction, which is amplified by the casual description.
- nrp 4y agoIf it was anyone but Palmer, my assumption would be that it is satire. However, since it is Palmer, my assumption is that he did actually build enough of it for it to be lethal if fully armed, and that it is genuinely a tribute to SAO rather than a warning about VR.