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the problem is when you provide a substitute for a real human need and it's cheap and addictive, the net effect is going to be negative. people will jump to the

the problem is when you provide a substitute for a real human need and it's cheap and addictive, the net effect is going to be negative. people will jump to the cheap thing and everything else deteriorates. i'm sure people have positive anecdotes about something they did with instagram but clearly the net effect, on teenagers in particular, is horrible. even without the issues around biometric data and privacy, sitting inside with lights strapped to your eyeballs is not healthier than doing something with people in real life. there will be specific applications where VR makes new things possible and better, but as a household entertainment device i think it'll be terrible.

dinvlad 4y ago
Exactly this, you can't hug or kiss someone virtually, no matter the technology (outside of some truly out-there sci-fi like virtual surrogates). It's just crazy to think this would replace face-to-face (outside of real necessity) - even FB couldn't do that, though maybe they're aiming for the same role as FB does now, logically. Unfortunately, teens would be the most vulnerable to adopting this though. But I can't imagine this being anything but another "temporarily popular" thing that will get boring quickly.