https://medium.com/@mike.arnold/what-if-we-really-are-better-off-in-a-virtual-world-4bc36352fa52 > Earth has been scorched. Dust replaces soil and the thick, overhanging clouds consist of the deadly pollutants and chemicals that were meticulously tracked by scientists branded as ‘misinformed fear-mongers’ who inappropriately fed the global population statistics on climate change in an attempt to cause panic and control political agendas just eight decades prior. > The last of the woodlands and forest land burn from fires that have raged relentlessly for years. The cities resemble the white gates of Heaven, blinding light reflecting off the towers of glass.