What can we augment, and why?

Some things I've been wondering about

How can digital experiences—most notably, augmented reality experiences—enhance our relationship with the physical and natural world?

Can they enhance…

• interpersonal relationships?

• our relationships with nature?

• our relationships with creative expression (art, music, written/spoken word, etc.)?

… in a way that does not remove us from the physical world, but instead enhances, or even connects us to it?

And also

What are some ways to rethink the material (read, for now: financial) sustainability of projects like this?

What happens when we think beyond, “How can we justify the existence of this project by demonstrating profitability,” to “How can we, our families, and our communities thrive as we build, improve, and maintain this project?” I mean, we need to eat, we need the arts, we need to grow… but maybe there is a different way to frame it.