#VirtualReality Is the Rich White Kid of #Technology

source: https://www.wired.com/story/virtual-reality-rich-white-kid-of-technology/

#Imagine all the good that the tech industry and venture #capital could do if they just had different shared visions of what the #future looked like. What if, instead of space travel and virtual worlds, our tech billionaires had been raised on exciting stories of a future with fast, efficient mass transit or a living wage for all workers? What would it be like if other social goals were afforded the same leeway and endless #hype cycles we give to #VR?

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