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Re:What Happens When Virtual Reality Gets Too Real by Swizec on Monday January 04, 2016 @03:52PM (#10838487)
> It's possible to use VR to implant false memories.

What's even scarier is that it's possible to use traditional advertising to implant false memories.

http://www.wired.com/2011/05/ads-implant-false-memories/

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Re:What Happens When Virtual Reality Gets Too Real by Terr_ on Monday January 04, 2016 @05:24PM (#10839193)
I don't think it's usually part of the debate, but IMO it actually makes a lot of sense to justify ad-blocking as a mental-security measure, especially as more and more advertisers are deliberately setting out to try to hack your brain in a way that does not involve your conscious mind.
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