That would require brain implants or implanted lenses or some such, and no one would ever leave that platform open enough to be constantly tracked, and constant

That would require brain implants or implanted lenses or some such, and no one would ever leave that platform open enough to be constantly tracked, and constantly barraged by it. Who would do that to themselves?! And really, for it to be all encompassing, you'd need everyone to have to use such systems, such as forcing everyone to have such devices to log in to services, or even order food, or pay for things, and no one would force people to have a device to even pay for things, or eat.. I.. um, oh right, smartphones. (I firmly suspect that within 25 years not only will brain implants -> visual cortex happen, but that if you don't have one you won't be able to work effectively, you won't be able to identify yourself effectively, and you probably won't even be able to pay for things) mcmcmc: Nowhere did the GP state that AR would be inescapable. Yes, I know. I stated it. See above? My whole point revolves around the fact that I believe, just as with smartphones, that people will be severely hampered without said tech. That it will effectively be a requirement to have such tech. Statements such as "But you can just...", fail to realise just how much is dependent upon it. In many respects there are NO workarounds without a smartphone, there are jobs that require you to own one, there are tasks/things you do in life that absolutely require it, and if you don't have one? Often you cannot find a work around, or the work around is literally a monumental task, thus people simply capitulate. This is what brain implants and AR will be like in 25+ years.