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Forbes predicts virtual reality will be the next heroin. Really
A confused little article posted on Forbes seriously suggests that virtual reality will become the next China white. The argument is that videogames trigger the release of dopamine in the brain, which puts them in the same category as cocaine. Though Tom Bissell’s Extra Lives may have something to say about the connection, there is something very different going on when you use cocaine: you get high. The author then rightly points out that, when you partake of other drugs, there are a whole host of other potent chemicals swirling around in your brain that games don’t stimulate… at least not yet! …