I've always liked to imagine a future where games are actually telepresence modules allowing users to mine asteroids using robots, monitor servers in a global c

I've always liked to imagine a future where games are actually telepresence modules allowing users to mine asteroids using robots, monitor servers in a global cluster and protect them from attack, or run undersea farms here on earth, all from their home and with a sense that they're collaborating on a fun activity with friends. So instead of skinner boxes trying to get people addicted to pointless tasks and extract money from them for worthless virtual attributes, they'd actually be useful ways to earn a living. Probably instead corporations will find ways to make gamers work for them and earn them more money.