The day humanity invents a successful holodeck is when the very richest eccentrics stop bothering us forever. They can live their entire lives inside, being the objects of their own affection, contemplating their existence and having their every wish come true.
For those of us who can't afford a holodeck of our own, we'll have to rent time in public ones. Some will become addicted, spending all their time and money there as some do with casinos now.
There will, of course, be thousands and thousands of perverse programs for sale in back alleys, pandering to twisted tastes or merely insatiable appetites, much like the web is today. And for some, the fantasy worlds will be just too unreal to bother with. There will be support groups to help you break your dependency on the technology. There will be virtual island holidays for sale in the middle of the busiest cities. Pristine virtual paradises amidst modern developments.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - It will change the world, particularly our perceptions of fantasy.
PPS - That is if it ever comes about for real.
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