Susan connected to the interactive simulight-network and flipped through live shows.


    Someone talking about life events, another virtually traveling, another playing with an AI pet, another throwing an avatar party, another playing an instrument, and the repetition went on.


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    She switched off her headset. "So tired of these same old shows."


    Stepping outside, she watched a sweeper drone clean the already pristine sidewalk, delivery drones obscuring the sky, and hundreds of autonomous cars silently passing.


    She walked a seemingly endless route through her neighborhood, encountering no one else, except for frequent stares from vehicle passengers.


    "Well, this is boring ..."