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Re:John Carmack’s presentation at Facebook Connect [video] by kkdsafjid on Friday September 18, 2020 @02:14PM (#24520059)
People can now buy a haedset for 400$, rather than 100000$. That creates wealth.

That you personally care more about starting a business than about using a VR headset is not really relevant.

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Re:John Carmack’s presentation at Facebook Connect [video] by nitrogen on Friday September 18, 2020 @05:36PM (#24522124)
It creates purchasing power only in VR, but that is not the same thing as wealth. I think it's important to keep that distinction. Wealth is more directly connected to financial stability than the price of specific technology products.
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Re:John Carmack’s presentation at Facebook Connect [video] by kkdsafjid on Sunday September 20, 2020 @04:58AM (#24532803)
I don't think you have a proper concept of "wealth".
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