Scifi (and tech bros) predicted that exponential increases in technology would eventually let anyone upload themselves and live in any reality they choose to construct. Turns out we didn't need that. Reddit and social media was enough.
Prompted by watching this last night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pYeoZaoWrA&ab_channel=FoldingIdeas H/T @173c3287 for the link