Thursday, May 1, 2014

Virtual reality and the future of sex | ExtremeTech

Virtual reality and the future of sex | ExtremeTech



Virtual sex and designer babies is a good combination.



The maturation of virtual sex will probably have a bigger impact than, say, the creation of the Fleshlight — but I don’t think we need to worry about some kind of dystopic future where humans spend their entire existence hooked up to a machine that interfaces with the internet, while at the same time satisfying our every physical desire with a variety of tools and instruments.



At least not yet, anyway. Once we learn how to interact directly with the brain — once we learn how to trigger the exact neural pathways to make someone feel like they’re experiencing real human interactions and emotions — then such a dystopian future will be very likely indeed.

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