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VR

also referred to as: virtual reality

5 statements across 4 episodes · 2 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Nov 13, 2015 by Chris Dixon · across every show →

Everything said about VR, oldest first

Nov 13, 2015 bullish
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Dixon: By 2025 remote conversations will probably occur in VR
“I think, you know, in 10 years, we'd be probably having this conversation in virtual reality, and we'd be, you know, looking at each other across the room, and it would feel like we're in the same room.”
Chris Dixon Nov 13, 2015 ▶ 36:46 #5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital
Nov 13, 2015 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Dixon: Virtual reality will be the next computing wave after mobile
“I think it will be, like, when we look back on the history of computing, it will be, the key milestones will be, I mean, I'm, this is, I'm at the extreme end of excitement here, but there'll be, you know, the PC, the Macintosh, or something like this, then the…”
Chris Dixon Nov 13, 2015 ▶ 35:45 #5 Chris Dixon: The State of Venture Capital
Aug 21, 2018 negative
Insight
Cowen: Simple, boring digital habits beat ambitious tech as killer apps
“I think my intuition is people like simple, boring things, ah, much more than you might imagine. I mean, people just love spending time on Facebook and sending back and forth short, silly, or not very informative messages. And that's been the killer app for so…”
Tyler Cowen Aug 21, 2018 ▶ 9:42 #39 Tyler Cowen: Thinking About Thinking
Feb 16, 2021 negative
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Eyal: VR and AR will make the world far more distracting
“If you think the world is distracting now, just wait a few years, right? It's only going to become more distracting with virtual reality and augmented reality and who knows what else reality. It's only going to get worse.”
Nir Eyal Feb 16, 2021 ▶ 30:15 #104 Nir Eyal: Mastering Indistraction
Aug 18, 2026 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Baszucki: VR interfaces will likely evolve from goggles to non-intrusive tech
“I think that's probably more where it's gonna go, probably. Than just goggles and stuff like that.”
David Baszucki Aug 18, 2026 ▶ 43:46 Make Better Decisions by Fixing Yourself First
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