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Originally posted by Attalus:
MMORPGs - nobody ever lost money underestimating the taste of the public. Yech!
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Amen to that, but I think the whole "Virtual Reality" thing poses some interesting questions/problems.
As time goes on and technology improves I see the real risk that Tech will become more addictive than ANY drug... with all the resulting dangers to society.
Imagine a virtual world that's totally immersive, including full sensory inputs. It'd be the Matrix, but instead of being a helpless victim... you'd be the god of the world. How compelling would such a place be compared to real life where you're a peon with no hope of every being more than a peon. Instead of escaping through drugs, you'd strap in and escape into a virtual world where you're in TOTAL control, where you live in a huge mansion, have a harem, control the world, have superpowers, are rich and powerful, etc...
Heroin would have NOTHING on the level of addiction that sort of Virtual Reality would create.