TNG, Hollow Pursuits Article: http://tederick.tumblr.com/post/56876535461/st-tng-3x21-hollow-pursuits (tederick.tumblr.com)

When “Hollow Pursuits” was written, we all thought “Virtual Reality” – of the type for which the holodeck represents the ne plus ultra – was in store for us in the immediate future. This didn’t prove out, of course, or at least not in fantasy environments which are as clearly demarcated as “now you’re in the holodeck; now you’re not.” Instead, fantasy and identity fucked for about twenty years and had a bajillion creepy social media babies, and if this generation is having understandable growing pains handling it, the next few decades’ worth of children are going to be some really strange dudes.