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> we're never getting the cyberpunk future where everything happens in VR, but we do get furries hanging out in digital Taco Bells

The interesting thing is that we kind of already knew this; 20 years ago, Second Life had a very similar "hype cycle->some niche groups kinda like this" story. I'm unsure why people thought that "like second life, but you have to strap this thing to your face" would necessarily be _more_ appealing.



> I'm unsure why people thought that "like second life, but you have to strap this thing to your face" would necessarily be _more_ appealing.

It is more appealing, just not "world changing paradigm shift that renders all other interfaces obsolete" appealing.




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