Yes, that seems to be a commonly envisioned "end game". Maybe at first we create virtual realities which are much cheaper and less dangerous to experience than the real thing. Then we find out that sensory inputs on that level only serves to trigger certain hormonal or brain chemistry reactions (hand waving), and then we can just all hook up to farms of machines that automatically make us experience an "optimal" brain chemistry on a permanent basis. A man-made Nirvana. Or, a benevolent Matrix.
Even ignoring that scenario: we might be talking diminishing returns, ie are you really going to be much happier with billions as opposed to millions of dollars, and if so, how much happier? Are you really going to want to work 40 hours a week and have the disposable income to go with that if you can already live 5X more extravagantly than we do today by working 10 hours a week?
Even ignoring that scenario: we might be talking diminishing returns, ie are you really going to be much happier with billions as opposed to millions of dollars, and if so, how much happier? Are you really going to want to work 40 hours a week and have the disposable income to go with that if you can already live 5X more extravagantly than we do today by working 10 hours a week?