Reaction.

• Position: Letter to the editor

"Yeah, the world is pretty much getting better in every possible way over time. But that doesn't sell newspapers (what does anymore?) and it certainly doesn't make for prime television. Maybe it's a good thing, though. If most people think the world is getting worse, they might try harder to make it better."--reason.com commenter "some guy" in response to "Seven Surprising Truths About the World" (August/September)

"I've long thought that when full-immersion [virtual reality] gets good enough and cheap enough we'd see it start out in arcades. With full haptic interfaces, which makes me also think they might start out in strip clubs. But that's another story."

--reason.com commenter "Pro Libertate" in response to...