Joseph sat down in his comfortable recliner, strapped in and plugged in.

Terms of service scrolled through his mind …

You agree for the rest of your subconscious to be confidentially and exclusively used for …

How many hours today, Joseph?

Stolen from its rightful author, this tale is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.

"Let's make it four hours."

Single-player or multiplayer?

"How many others are connecting?"

An estimated 20 million with a .001% profit share.

"Sounds good. Multiplayer."

Joseph entered a metaverse.

Crypto credits proliferated.

Meanwhile, at the ‘VR company's’ HQ:

"Status?"

"20 million, ma’am."

"Excellent! With so many subconscious thoughts operating those micro drones, we'll mine that asteroid in record time!"