I made it back to our hotel just as Kohl started speaking. It was an inspiring meditation on the wonders of the future and the Quod Corporation’s new virtual reality headset – soon to be available in all the better stores. He gave the audience a heaping serving of the techno-optimism he’d been peddling all along, but he emphasized the enlightenment talk a lot more. He seemed especially focused on how easy it would be to have an enlightenment experience for a user of the Quod Glasses, how quick it would be, how it was available to everyone. Something was changing about the crowd, too. It wasn’t as mixed, and it wasn’t as big, but those who attended seemed twice as focused. More like true believers, “Quantum Buddhists.”
“Those of you who contribute to this historic fundraising project will
