I halfway wrote a short story in my head on this about five years ago.
The science gist of it was this:
DARPA funded a project based on the ultimate goal of being able to regenerate limbs, treat PTSD, etc... Comcast got a hold of it, Comcast makes a killing handing out "vecks" for free, but sitting in the light show costs you. The light shows are orchestrated by comcast-recruited DJs to do light shows and play with your serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline levels. People become light junkies
The kicker is that the virus has to be activated with a proprietary sequence of light.
Meanwhile, guy from failed DARPA project, the first light junky, gets this for free as a side-effect from the DARPA project, but he has to go to his friend for it.
The science gist of it was this:
DARPA funded a project based on the ultimate goal of being able to regenerate limbs, treat PTSD, etc... Comcast got a hold of it, Comcast makes a killing handing out "vecks" for free, but sitting in the light show costs you. The light shows are orchestrated by comcast-recruited DJs to do light shows and play with your serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline levels. People become light junkies
The kicker is that the virus has to be activated with a proprietary sequence of light.
Meanwhile, guy from failed DARPA project, the first light junky, gets this for free as a side-effect from the DARPA project, but he has to go to his friend for it.