The Fishbowl

(Copied/moved from Response to Letters topic from 9/17/19, as it should have been in this topic instead.)

10 chosen phrases from "Virtual Reality: Our Digital Escape" video:

“It’s getting harder to tell our own creative illusions from reality.”
“Think of virtual reality as a portal into any world that we can create - a simulated reality.”
“Virtual realities allow us to actually become part of the worlds we make.”
“Mistakes are life-threatening, and learning becomes much easier less stressful [with VR].”
“Although the human brain is extremely smart and attentive to details, it’s pretty easy to trick.”
“Realities [in VR] that, once we enter, are better and more enjoyable than the real world.”
“Places that used to be an escape from reality have finally become permanent settlements of sorts.”
“Dreaming is one of the things that makes humans so incredible.”
“This would be a world where we aren’t limited by our physical bodies - some would say they’re creating their own destiny, others would say it’s escaping from reality.
“If we’re able to build these places, and fully immerse ourselves to where we can’t tell that we’re in a simulated reality. We just might find out that we aren’t going back.”

(Copied/moved from Response to Letters topic from 9/22/19, as it should have been in this topic instead.)

Notable phrases from the two linked videos:
"So history doesn't necessarily repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
"I see an even greater force sweeping the planet: connectivity. The global connectivity revolution, in all of its forms - transportation, energy, and communications - has enabled such a quantum leap in the mobility of people, of goods, of resources, of knowledge..."
"Connectivity, not sovereignty, has become the organizing principal of the human species"

It is interesting how Parag Khanna believes that connectivity is actually the most important asset to the world. The more connections we make between megacities, through railways, roads, and other transportation, the more connections - financial and personal - we can make between the people in those connected areas.

After that, please take a look at your notings, and match them with personal, lived and experienced examples.

1. Note the words that are evoked in you by the facial expressions (images).

Suspicion - There was a time that something from my desk at home was gone, and I could not find it for days. I had thought my brother took it, as this was not the first time it happened, but it turns out it was actually my dad who had taken it from my desk.
Confusion - There was a time in high school where I didn't understand something in pre-calc or another math class. My friend had gone up to the board to explain it to me, but no matter what, I didn't get it. After she drew it out, it finally clicked. That's when I realized that I'm a very visual learner.

2. Note the images that are evoked in you by the text.

Table settings - I've worked at a restaurant for over seven years now, and one of my duties is to set tables. I can clearly see in my mind the dining room, and the table setting, forks, and knives that I would grab to quickly set each table.
Travel by train - A few summers ago, I took a trip to Boston with some friends. We traveled by train, and I remember that we read the train schedule wrong and had to take a later route. We got home very late, but it was well worth it, and it was a memorable trip.