Similar to the book "Ready Player One", I think we are close to the point where we literally won't need to leave the house.
Kids can strap on a VR headset and "go" to school.
Parents can strap on a headset and "go" to work.
... the current resolution of a virtual monitor is still poor, but improving fast
Instead of a medical checkup, with a USB stethoscope, camera and microphone, you will be able to get examined from your bedroom.
I was recently at a tech conference where they had virtual meditation. Strap on a VR headset, sit down on a bean bag chair... boom, you are on a beach listening to the waves.
We will be able to save a lot of time and money using this technology, but at what cost to our physical/mental/social health?
I think it will cost us pretty much everything - or at least - those who opt in. But it might be better than the alternatives. I would predict that while this possibility happened, 10 percent of the world's population would be living very well indeed.