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Originally Posted by vanblah
The main problem with virtualization is that human beings have evolved over millenia to be physical creatures. We are already feeling the effects of neglecting that aspect of our nature. Obesity and sedentary lifestyle related illnesses are rampant.
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This is such an excellent quote, I couldn't help but repeat it here. You have expressed precisely why I am so irritated with much of modern technology, even though I use it daily. I would hate to live in a world that is even more virtualized than mine already is.. I would never want that.
And, to respond to Jinn's latest post: why the hell would anyone want that much control over their own lives? I mean yeah, we all talk about wanting to have more control, but to actually have it? I think the appeal of "real life" is exactly that: the lack of control we have, and how we learn to deal with random shit (and random good stuff, too... some of the best stuff in life right there).
To quote Modest Mouse: "Who would wanna be such a control freak?"