We seem to be finding more and more ways to suspend our real lives and live in other ones. Certainly television is an easy way to be somewhere else and then gaming has come right out of being just for sad geeks and into the mainstream. TV and games can be absolutely immersive. 3D films and reality TV. Games that look and feel like the game space.
Do we really not want to be living our own actual lives?
No, probably not. Recession isn't much fun. A lot of people are stuck in jobs that give them no meaning or satisfaction. Or have all kinds of crap going on in their lives.
The rise of the appeal of zombies has been quite incredible. From
zombie walks through the centre of tows to
zombie mall experiences where you can 'kill' zombies as part of a story to
zombie 5K runs where you run away from a hoard of undead - we really don't want our actual reality! So do we really want to be in an apocalyptical world? Yes, it seems so. All the minutiae would be gone. Suddenly it's irrelevant the colour of your new toaster doesn't fit the theme of your kitchen. That you put on two pounds in a day. There are no endless traffic jams and commutes - there's you and your wits. And meaning.
Can we not find a meaning in the real world? Maybe not.
But clearly we would like to have one.
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