In my VR world, I could make certain people who have wronged me die 10,000 deaths, each one a little slower and more painful than the one before. I could also, at my whim, take the image of any professor or teacher who ever gave me a failing grade, or of anyone who ever gave me a lousy job recommendation, and eviscerate them; without causing any actual harm or breaking any rules or laws.
Other than that, I might be inclined to devise a Virtual world, pristine and untainted by mankind or religion. As a future ad for Virtual Reality might say: " It's getting awfully radiant in here, especially with the pantheon of South Seas Island James Bond girls I have programmed into my VR simulation. You can do the same... "
As I'm sure you've figured out by now, the Real World is very limited in feasible possibilities, but Virtual Reality is a simulated world which has almost unlimited possibilities. Its only limitations are: imagination, fear, or personal inhibitions. (to be cont'd)
The original version of this essay first appeared in Eastern Connecticut State University in the early '90s and later was part of my unpublished manuscript "In Mediocrity We Trust... In Debt We Die" And Other Essays.]
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