Just how real is the Net?

[Victoria]

SO, what about the prostitutes? Eh? Are they null and void? Let's talk about their place in this game ?

My thinking is that poor people can only afford the bare minimum, and so they don't get to feel the fancy stuff, and so they have to get that physical connection offline.

Also, what about long-term affects? Would people get bad joints, or possibly some creepy ailments from being jacked in for a long time?

Naturally, we all need to eat/sleep/crap, so, people have to take breaks...or are their pods for those who can afford them that take care of all the basic needs?