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Re:What Happens When Virtual Reality Gets Too Real by Thriptic on Monday January 04, 2016 @04:46PM (#10838933)
> So yes, we certainly can do amazing things, but more often than not, someone in the boardroom will eventually ask: "where's the profit?"

That's because these entities are businesses, not charities. Their primary purpose is to generate profit, and the board is there to ensure that they do that. To expect a business to act like a charity is not reasonable.

Re:What Happens When Virtual Reality Gets Too Real by ProAm on Monday January 04, 2016 @04:53PM (#10838990)
> To expect a business to act like a charity is not reasonable.

This is why we fear such leaps of technology, because the people doing it lack empathy and sympathy in place for profits.