Upon reading and reflection, the phrase “consensual hallucination experienced daily by millions” slightly captures the reality of cyberspace communications. It makes it sound like deja vu in this description which I don’t find accurate. However, I do agree that the communication is consensual interactions in cyberspace. I have watched a couple episodes of Black Mirror and it was very interesting. The concepts demonstrated a negative view on the technological advancements occurring in the world. I say negative because most of the episodes were depressing and ended badly. However, there were some characters who had considered the risks of technology and ended with happy endings. The overall message seems to be that if we aren’t careful, technology will ruin our lives. To that extent, I believe these highly immersive virtual realities are accurately depicted with the phrase consensual hallucinations. It shows unthinkable complexities and sort of makes me think of the science fiction in Avatar. It is technology that is so unthinkable being brought to life via screens. It makes me wonder when we will hit the cap of how far we can go in innovation. At some point, people are going to loss their ability to tell what is real and what is not.
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