This is not going to be a popular opinion here, but I cannot overstate how much I dread the development of ubiquitous AR/VR.
I feel like this is going to be even more significant than the advent of social media, in terms of the massive negative consequences for individuals and society as a whole.
Shortened attention spans, dopamine addiction feedback loops, ruined relationships and families because real life is too dull, kids growing up completely detached from reality, further political isolation and polarization, decline of physical health, etc. etc.
It’s bread and circuses to the nth degree, it’s WALL-E in real life.