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Is this really any different than pc gaming? Am I not really hanging out with my brother and friends as we coop our way through Baldur's Gate? It's "not real" and we are not face to face. VR Chat feels even more real. Real enough to trigger my social anxiety and prevent me from having any fun or joining in. It's too much like face to face contact. (This is a personal problem but it makes me question this guy's take on how fake that kind of socializing is.)
I really, truly, do not believe the world is in danger of people in general preferring to strap these devices to their face over physically hanging out. The tech is cool but it never really took off. The reason noone is talking about this problem, Hugh, is that it's not really a concern.