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 togethe

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.