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The Future of the Internet II: Virtual reality really sucks people in

One of the questions posed to almost 750 technology experts, executives, consultants and futurists worldwide. In the comments, please agree or disagree with whether the situation described will exist in 2020 and explain your reasoning.

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Virtual reality is a drain for some: By the year 2020, virtual reality on the Internet will come to allow more productivity from most people in technologically-savvy communities than working in the "real world." But the attractive nature of virtual-reality worlds will also lead to serious addiction problems for many, as we lose people to alternate realities.

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