paulwhitedotnyc t1_j547s7b wrote on January 20, 2023 at 7:25 AM

Reply to comment by OldWorldRevival in Instead of escaping to virtual realities, what if we just made our reality as good as any virtual reality could be? by [deleted]

There are one quadrillion tons of diamonds on our planet. Unimaginable abundance, yet they cost on average $5000 a gram. What your describing will never exist because many people’s idea of paradise is very, very different from yours.

Thiccboifentalin t1_j54c0qw wrote on January 20, 2023 at 8:19 AM

VR allows everyone to have their own perceived paradise. It's all about the journey rather than the destination.

paulwhitedotnyc t1_j54cdp5 wrote on January 20, 2023 at 8:23 AM

Yeah that’s my point, and why OPs suggestion of creating the actual world we want rather than a virtual one, is an impossibility.

Thiccboifentalin t1_j54d2sr wrote on January 20, 2023 at 8:33 AM

I think Neo from Matrix was in another simulation like that. He is a hero in a world of suffering, the rebel everyone needs, the “One”. Does that not sound like a VR simulation? As long as he felt good and had this perceived sense of danger and payoff, it does not matter if it’s real or not. And what about Cypher? This “guy” (again part of the simulation) was dragged by Morpheus in to the "real" world to live in crap while getting his girlfriend stolen. So it would be natural for him to go back to Matrix. It’s actually kind of cruel that people don’t want others to escape in to VR, means that their misery will have less company. Are alcohol and drugs not a form of escapism, just because they are wildly used? Vagaries of perception, Mr Anderson.