Locked In

The last couple of years have really broken my suspension of belief for Scalzi’s “Lock In.”

Brain-interface full VR internet and remotely-pilotable robot bodies for people who suffer from lock-in syndrome? Sure!

A massive effort to actually accommodate people caught up in a mass disabling event?

Of course the wrangling to preserve those accommodations, the disparity between those who can afford a good VR environment and IRL caretakers vs. the ones who only afford a low-resolution home that shows them advertisements through their brain interface, etc. are still all too believable.