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I already work reclined. But not strapped into goggles that isolate me from my environment and the people around me.

crazygringo 2y ago
Then you know how crazy expensive it is to have to mount one or more monitors above you, hanging from some kind of support. And like I said, isolation while working is actually kind of a feature, when you're deep in productive work. Just think of all the people who wear noise-cancelling headphones in offices to tune out the distracting environment. I don't want to use it for video calls or while multitasking, but for serious work I want to be isolated -- that's a feature not a bug. And passthru is a kind of nice in-between mode.
- adastra22 2y ago
  I don't actually because my laptop screen is sufficient :) I could see what you say being true if I was young, single, and lived alone. I have a wife and kids though and explicitly don't want to be isolated from that.
  - crazygringo 2y ago
    I think we're talking about two different things. Sure you don't want to be isolated from your family while you're checking e-mails or watching a movie together. That goes without saying. But most people I know with a partner and kids lock themselves in an office anyways while they're doing serious work in order not to be constantly distracted. If they are lucky enough to have a dedicated office at home. And there's nothing dystopian about doing your work reclining with a VR headset, any more than it's dystopian for video editors work in a darkened room with no windows, or software engineers to work in open-plan offices with two or four monitors and noise-cancelling headphones.
    - adastra22 2y ago
      We're really not talking about separate things. I have a home office, but I keep the door open and have moments of interaction throughout the day.
- SAI_Peregrinus 2y ago
  I've got a dual-monitor desk mount that can tilt ±40°, allwoing for easy reclined use[1]. $156 MSRP, hardly "crazy expensive" compared to a $3500 Vision Pro, even counting the monitors and computer. [1] https://www.madebygabor.com/product/16666/Gabor-DM_552-Levitouch-Dual-Arm-Desktop-Monitor-Mount%20for-Two-17-to-32%22-Displays https://www.madebygabor.com/product/16666/Gabor-DM_552-Levit...
wkat4242 2y ago
When I'm in the office, isolating me from the people around me is a feature, not a bug. Especially since this hotdesking/flexworking crap when I sit beside randos from other departments I have nothing to do with. In fact the only reason I still come there is because sometimes I have to. Not because I want to or because it adds any kind of value.

Then you know how crazy expensive it is to have to mount one or more monitors above you, hanging from some kind of support. And like I said, isolation while working is actually kind of a feature, when you're deep in productive work. Just think of all the people who wear noise-cancelling headphones in offices to tune out the distracting environment. I don't want to use it for video calls or while multitasking, but for serious work I want to be isolated -- that's a feature not a bug. And passthru is a kind of nice in-between mode.

adastra22 2y ago
I don't actually because my laptop screen is sufficient :) I could see what you say being true if I was young, single, and lived alone. I have a wife and kids though and explicitly don't want to be isolated from that.
- crazygringo 2y ago
  I think we're talking about two different things. Sure you don't want to be isolated from your family while you're checking e-mails or watching a movie together. That goes without saying. But most people I know with a partner and kids lock themselves in an office anyways while they're doing serious work in order not to be constantly distracted. If they are lucky enough to have a dedicated office at home. And there's nothing dystopian about doing your work reclining with a VR headset, any more than it's dystopian for video editors work in a darkened room with no windows, or software engineers to work in open-plan offices with two or four monitors and noise-cancelling headphones.
  - adastra22 2y ago
    We're really not talking about separate things. I have a home office, but I keep the door open and have moments of interaction throughout the day.
SAI_Peregrinus 2y ago
I've got a dual-monitor desk mount that can tilt ±40°, allwoing for easy reclined use[1]. $156 MSRP, hardly "crazy expensive" compared to a $3500 Vision Pro, even counting the monitors and computer. [1] https://www.madebygabor.com/product/16666/Gabor-DM_552-Levitouch-Dual-Arm-Desktop-Monitor-Mount%20for-Two-17-to-32%22-Displays https://www.madebygabor.com/product/16666/Gabor-DM_552-Levit...

wkat4242 2y ago

When I'm in the office, isolating me from the people around me is a feature, not a bug. Especially since this hotdesking/flexworking crap when I sit beside randos from other departments I have nothing to do with. In fact the only reason I still come there is because sometimes I have to. Not because I want to or because it adds any kind of value.