VR
also referred to as: virtual reality
9 statements across 9 episodes · 5 bullish · 3 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Dec 6, 2024 by John Coogan · across every show →
Everything said about VR, oldest first
Dec 6, 2024 bullish
Dec 11, 2024 negative
Coogan: VR escapism and wireheading are bigger civilization risks than nuclear war
“I think the risk is we all go into VR and we never explore the stars because we have this unending
Pleasure dome, this wire heading future.
that's the world that I'm most worried about.
Not nuclear war, not the world that I'm about killing us.”
Dec 31, 2024 neutral
Mar 12, 2025 bearish
Lessin: VR Appeals Primarily to People Whose Real Lives Are Unfulfilling
“Like, I think the reality is like VR and like immersive experiences and all other realities are kind of great if your life sucks, right? Because then you're like, I'm gonna like live in a video game. But like, I think a lot of the problem with that type of stu…”
Sep 20, 2025 bullish
Oct 10, 2025 bullish
Altman: AI and VR will increase demand for authentic physical experiences
“And at some point, like the fact that they can have like a crazy VR experience, they'll still want the real thing and the connection to it and everything they have. So I think there will be a huge amount of that. In fact, I think the future looks like much mor…”
Oct 21, 2025 bearish
Feb 20, 2026 bullish