Speaking of VR escapism I think a cautionary read about the implications of truly advanced VR would be Iain Banks' Culture novel "Surface Detail". An IV, a coff

Speaking of VR escapism I think a cautionary read about the implications of truly advanced VR would be Iain Banks' Culture novel "Surface Detail". An IV, a coffin-sized apartment and... a virtual hell? Who decides when you wake up? If you wake up?