Robert McGlohon wrote:

>the faster we leapt forward.  I'd also bet that if you could magically take
>away our ability to record and disseminate knowledge, we'd be hunting and
>gathering again within two or three generations.

Whitout virtual reality what is left ? i think you touch something important
symbols. They slowly thru time time replaced direct experience

I see that when i sale produces at the market ,peoples tend to buy ideas
not food . They buy special produces for what they represent in their mind
which  is often the inprints left by advertisements. or because they are
symbol of a memory ), not for what they are .
they ask me:< how does it taste ?> before putting a sample of dry
stawberries in their mouth. i generally answer<  i don't know !, experience
it and tell me >

>For what it's worth (no, I don't have references; I making all of this up).

Maybe it is all made up any way! so i like that when peoples make it up and
know they are making it up.
jean-claude