People are living longer and being more productive, too. Generally speaking, one generation serves as mentors for the next. Before the increase in life expectancy, older people were more highly valued for their knowledge and experience, because there were fewer of them. My generation, the Depression babies, were born in a low birth rate period, so we're pretty rare, too. Your question is a reflection of cultural lag.
Virtual reality knows no boundaries of format or medium.
Fiction is the ultimate virtual reality. When you read a book the story appears in your mind and you lose contact with the outside world. I had been using HTML for exactly five days when I first created the format of this resum . It depends upon the remuneration and the motive. Your guys will get together with my guys and crunch numbers.