Nobility snubbing the poor, propaganda , communication problems in a relationship, isolation of the mind from the dangers of the world. A man walking down the road is more aware of the surroundings than someone in a car. A car is a virtual environment. Awareness is not produced fully through virtuality. Today the world conquers space like never before.
Technology allows objects, people, information, and ideas to travel great distances and dimensions.
The physical domain of people consists of countries, not towns. Information travels the world in a few seconds. People circumnavigate the globe in a day. Where did it begin. Some say the industrial revolution.