‘The Chip’ neural implant intensified touch, sight, hearing, smell, taste, and beyond—including virtual worlds within the mind.


    “John, will you quit playing that game? You’ve got homework to do.”


    “Okay, Mom, but it’s super addicting. I had no idea my mind could sense all that.”


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    “Sense all of what, John?”


    “I can’t explain ... it’s like my mind lit up …”


    “Like a drug euphoria?”


    “No, Mom, much more spiritual, like Heaven on Earth.”


    “Oh John, it can’t be that good!”


    “Try it for a few minutes, Mom.”


    She did so, as did billions of others who never unplugged.