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Absolutely plug me in and solder in the connection. Real life is a treadmill of misery.
Who's going to pay the service costs to keep you in there uninterrupted?
Well, in a world that has technology this advanced, you could maybe make your body do actual work in the real world (controlled by your employer) but you would still experience the virtual world as op has explained.
Sounds like a black mirror outline. I shiver at the idea.
At that point it'd be a lot simpler and more sane to just pump yourself with insanely powerful happy drugs lol. At least you'd be in reality.
That's the problem were trying to excape from.
If you're on happy drugs, then why still try to escape it?
It's a dystopian extension of what it could be if society continued on a bad path. In truth I'd absolutely hope that there would be better options at that point, because society is better. Right now, drugs are simpler and maybe even saner than engaging with reality fully.
Yeah, it's disconcerting to consider, but it actually sounds quite nice to me. Let my body work and be productive while my mind is happy and free. If you're only really experiencing the latter, what does it matter what your body is doing (as long as it remains safe and healthy)? Particularly if you stay in that virtual reality permanently.
Lets hope I can dialate my perception of time and block out the outside world or its going to be a short life.