▁ ▁As ▁a ▁solution ▁to ▁these ▁problems , ▁Lan ier ▁puts ▁forth ▁an ▁alternative ▁structure ▁to ▁the ▁web ▁based ▁on ▁Ted ▁Nelson ' s ▁Project ▁X an adu . ▁He ▁propos es ▁a ▁two - way ▁linking ▁system ▁that ▁would ▁point ▁to ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁any ▁piece ▁of ▁information , ▁creating ▁an ▁economy ▁of ▁mic rop ay ments ▁that ▁compens ates ▁people ▁for ▁original ▁material ▁they ▁post ▁to ▁the ▁web . ▁ ▁Da wn ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Everything ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁Da wn ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Everything : ▁Enc oun ters ▁with ▁Re ality ▁and ▁Virtual ▁Re ality ▁( 2 0 1 7 ), ▁Lan ier ▁reflect s ▁on ▁his ▁up br ing ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁relationship ▁with ▁technology , ▁and ▁his ▁path ▁to ▁Sil icon ▁Valley . ▁Part ▁personal ▁mem oir ▁and ▁part ▁rum ination ▁on ▁virtual ▁reality , ▁Lan ier ▁highlight s ▁V R ' s ▁vers at ility ▁both ▁in ▁historical ▁context ▁and ▁projects ▁its ▁functions ▁into ▁the ▁future . ▁▁ ▁Lan ier ▁writes ▁of ▁V R ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁eng age ▁and ▁insp ire ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁kind ▁of ▁technology ▁(" TV ▁and ▁video ▁games ▁draw ▁people ▁into ▁a ▁z omb iel ike ▁tr ance ▁... ▁while ▁V R ▁is ▁active ▁and ▁makes ▁you ▁tired ▁after ▁a ▁while "). ▁He ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁older , ▁poor er ▁V R ▁equipment ▁might ▁have ▁done ▁an ▁even ▁better ▁job ▁at