For years we\u2019ve heard about the rise of virtual reality and its inevitable march into our culture. But If this is virtual reality\u2019s time to shine, why is it still so niche?
Go look in your coffee mug cabinet. Go ahead - we\u2019ll wait. Happen to find a mug with a single word or simple phrase on it, like \u201cBlessed\u201d or \u201cFamily\u201d among your collection? If so, you\u2019re probably among the millions of people who own a product from Rae Dunn. These have developed a cult-like following and often bring in a haul on resell, but did Rae herself ever crave that level of success?
For some of us it\u2019s not enough to tell people we don\u2019t like something. We have to buy a decal of the comic strip character Calvin urinating on it. Are all those decals legal? What does the creator of Calvin & Hobbes think about all this?
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Episode Sources/Go Deeper:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/technology/virtual-reality.html
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/03/10346458/rae-dunn-tj-maxx-popular-pottery-trend
https://triviahappy.com/articles/the-tasteless-history-of-the-peeing-calvin-decal
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