The Fantasy of Death, The Death of Fantasy

Thoughts in relation to McKenzie (2003) reading:
McKenzie has a fascinating view on the distinction between virtual reality and the real world we are living in. He questioned if the representation of the virtual reality actually exceeds the 'realness' of the reality. Using Bradbury's story of two children murdering their parents using a home-based virtual reality environment, he suggests that we would be more like the children, rejecting the reality we are residing in and immerse wholly into a virtually make believe world. Relating back to the discussions we have in yesterday's tutorial, the possibility of choosing the reality we want to be in does not seems that far-fetch anymore. So, would I choose to abandon my psychical body and live in my virtually perfect world? In my opinion, we should never fall into the temptation of a perfectly crafted world as not only it will disrupt the real world we are living in, it will definitely create a chaotic world where people lose their friends and families and worst their leaders. Not to mention how creepy it would be to see people in their motionless state or behaving oddly in wires or capsules.
However, I would consider the utilization of the virtual reality technology for national security purposes similar to the armies in the movie, 'Surrogates'. Albeit the incident in the movie happens in real time, the concept of mind leaving the body could still be applied here. In my opinion, that would produce a favourable result in terms of minimizing the amount of casualties of men-at-arms.
Moreover, if the representation of the virtual reality exceed the realness of the reality, there would be heaps of confusion and the constant questioning of authenticity of the world we are in.
In a nutshell, the ability to immerse ourselves in a fantasy-like world challenges the fantasy of death and consequently, marks the death of fantasy.