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Originally posted by Thoran:
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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. [/QUOTE]We talked about this kind of thing in Religion a while back;
Would you rather try out for the High School football team and be an average player?
Or would you rather go out and be the star quarterback in the super bowl finals?
Eventually many people would just end up living completely in an unreal reality.