Virtual reality, for example, strikes me as a high-tech version of shamanism. The idea of producing controlled virtual worlds is as old as hallucinogenic trance voyages and vision quests. These religions possess strange but demonstrably effective technologies that allow individuals to achieve states of consciousness that transcend the illusion of separateness.
Unity is in the terminals.
The distribution of territory is outmoded, minimal. I am part of a large community. I am part of something bigger than myself. These are empowering acts. These acts are an expression of hope.