Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for August 20, 2019

The credit card info was the first thing entered into the database.

BD better get home quick!

There goes Zonker’s salary and payment into his Social Security.

Wasn’t this science-fiction in 1993 when the strip has been published or I have a short remembrance ?

And, you just spent five grand, Boopsie.

‘The future is already here. It’s just not very evenly distributed.’ William Gibson

Reality bites.

Any business with a shred of hope for success makes it easy to pay. Only the sneaky make it hard to return. Never trust a company that makes it hard to quit. Way to cult-y.

Make sure that the one-click shopping option is OFF.

Uh…Boopsie….that is why it’s called “virtual reality!”

Early version, but not SciFi. Note the wired gloves

Scratching any physical itch could end up costing big bucks. You don’t know exactly what you’re pointing at…

Long before Amazon…

I feel like I’m at the beginning of an a-ha music video.

And the frenzy begins….while the credit cards burn.

The one movie I’ve seen that gave me a sense of what virtual reality must be like is Ready Player One from a year or two ago. Not a great movie but the plot involves a boy who spends a lot of time there so you end up realizing a little of what it is.

Wait! How did you GET that Visa Card number?

(Once upon a Time, they were not “Allowed” to keep them on file after the transaction was complete.)

Yup….Nothing to worry about, Boopsie.