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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook on Virtual Reality: “There’s No Substi... by yankyou on Thursday October 13, 2016 @08:35PM (#12705379)
Countless technologies, including the internet and social media, have become augments and indeed sometimes substitutes for human contact. Some of the biggest companies in the world have been built on those technologies.

Why does VR need to be solitary and why does it need to be any different?

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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook on Virtual Reality: “There’s No Substi... by o0-0o on Thursday October 13, 2016 @09:31PM (#12705600)
I was referring strictly to virtual reality and not augmented reality.
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Re:Apple CEO Tim Cook on Virtual Reality: “There’s No Substi... by yankyou on Thursday October 13, 2016 @10:11PM (#12705723)
So was I. VR can be social in the same way Facebook can be social.

You might be able to argue that Facebook-style interaction replacing face-to-face meeting is a bad thing, but you can't argue it's something nobody wants.

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