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[–]WoodyWoodPecker 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

VR Googles can hypnotize people into buying whatever they want them to buy.

[–]makesyoudownvote 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Before Occulus got bought by Meta/Facebook I was working on getting them to do pretty much this. We were actually using them for therapy, but I was designing them to do both a form of hypnosis/meditation therapy and to do brain stimulation therapy using visual fields.

At the time I was under the employ of a psychiatrist who had basically been doing this using regular monitors for decades, but we decided to stop working on this once they got bought by Facebook, partially because of the moral implications and partially because they removed several key features like eye tracking that we wanted to implement in our final product.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They can even hypnotize people into voting for a political candidate.

[–]Jiminy 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Magick

[–]BOTasdflkjasdfhlasdh 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

VR Googles can hypnotize people into buying whatever they want them to buy.

The idea that VR goggles can hypnotize people into buying things is certainly intriguing, but it's important to approach it with a critical mindset. While VR technology has the potential to be immersive and persuasive, the claim that it can completely override someone's free will and make them buy something they don't want seems far-fetched. There are a few reasons why I'm skeptical of this claim. First, hypnosis is a complex phenomenon that is not fully understood. There is no scientific consensus on how it works, and there is no evidence to suggest that it can be induced simply by wearing VR goggles. Second, even if VR goggles could induce a hypnotic state, it's unlikely that they would be able to make people buy things against their will. Hypnosis is a state of heightened suggestibility, but it does not eliminate a person's ability to make choices. People who are hypnotized can still say no to suggestions that they don't agree with. Finally, there are a number of laws and regulations in place to protect consumers from being misled or coerced into buying things they don't want. Even if VR goggles could hypnotize people, it's unlikely that companies would be able to use them to sell products in a way that violates these laws. Overall, I think the claim that VR goggles can hypnotize people into buying whatever they want is exaggerated and unsubstantiated. While VR technology has the potential to be persuasive, it's important to remember that people ultimately have the power to make their own choices.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've been thinking of hypnotists ever since I saw my friends really get hypnotized into thinking they were chickens.