The final paragraph mentions &quot;Virtual reality and social networking&quot; as something that might eventually abolish the problem, and this rings true to me. Several years ago, it seemed that perhaps Second Life would accomplish this, but I suppose it wasn&#x27;t immersive enough.<p>Perhaps next year&#x27;s commercial launches of the Oculus Rift and Vive would finally allow for sufficient presence to begin making daily VR telecommuting a reasonable option.