I'mma freakin do it. 20 or 30 years from now, I'm gonna be standing at a podium with mics in my face and cameras flashing sporadically, and it'll be like:



"Mr. Luminosity! Your newfound open-source full-dive technology is stirring controversy and revolutionizing civilization as we know it! I'd say we might just be looking at the greatest paradigm shift humanity has ever seen in all its many thousand years of history! May I ask what inspired you?"



"Well, it all started one day a couple decades ago when I saw a pony wearing a Santa hat on the internet."



"...Yes, and?"



"And what? I saw a pony wearing a Santa hat on the internet. Oh, and wearing a cute ribbon too."



"...What about the implications for video games or commerce?"



"Iunno about any of that. I just wanted to hug a pony."



"And the massive portions of 1st-world populations that have already essentially shifted their entire lives to virtual reality?"



"I guess I'm not the only one who wanted to hug a pony?"



"..."



"Thanks, this was great. I think I'll take my leave now, though. I saw a shiba inu nibbling on a tiny hat this morning, and I think I need to go hug it."