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I don't think that VR has quite the same implications as, e.g., the moon does. "Reality", to us, will always be the sum of our senses and experiences, and we're gonna be fighting a struggle against the uncanny valley (I'm betting) for the rest of our lives. At that point, it's hard to figure out its applications outside of entertainment.

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I agree that landing on the moon and VR are not really comparable, but VR has huge applications. Basically in every industry.

Telepresence for business meetings, surgery, remote repairs, military, not to mention the vast entertainment options like the sex industry, videogames, etc. It could also be a boon to people in long distance relationships or those with friends across the world who just want to hang out in a virtual living room together and shoot the shit.

I think the human mind is over-willing to get lost in dreams. Normal consciousness itself is sort of patchwork and fuzzy. I find it very easy to get lost to the point of immersion already in WoW and Minecraft on a medium-sized screen - heck, in a novel, or a daydream. So, I think our native hardware would help it work, if anything.

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