Essay Synopsis
~3 min original read (518 words)
We Live in a Virtual World
By Tae-Sik • Published December 10, 2020
Core Thesis & Overview
Modern humans live in a virtual world, spending their days interacting with digital pixels, emojis, and electronic voices on screens. Physical needs are cheap and automated, while money and status have become virtual digits. The only real experiences are sensory basics, sandwiched between work and dreams.
Key Takeaways & Analysis
We live in a virtual world today. What we need physically are provided for by machines and a few humans. All basic human needs are fairly inexpensive and easy to acquire. We spend most of our day in front of computers, glued to our phones, talking to dots & colors on computer screens and phone […]