You're gonna miss that virtual venison jerky...

I too like to live quite a solitary life. I lived for a while in a remote part of Wales, and found I could go for about 3 months before I started wanting human company.

I'm not convinced virtual realities will ever be so good you couldn't tell the difference, at least not by using visual wall panels, wind machines and the like. The reasons are more economics than science. In the same way that CDs aren't the same as listening to live music.

Ponce, your fantasy reminds me of a love doll forum I once visited. One guy paid $ 6,000 ( yep, six thousand greens ) for a human-shaped piece of silicon. When asked about the unbelieveable price, he said that a recent divorce has cost him more then 20K ! And he was happy with this "partner" that never fights or argue or demands anything.

hmmm.

Only if she has a blond wig hahahahahahaha.