Insider (a real one) talking about VR future: "I think VR is bad news."

[Burek]

vivster said:

Burek said:
I suggest everybody read the full letter at the link provided, it is very smartly written and insightful.

I personally don't have any stronger opinion on VR except the one that I'm 100% certain I will never buy it or use it. It doesn't interest me a single bit, and I agree with the viewpoint that it creates detachment from people rather than joining people together in some VR world.
I don't mind if it becomes a fad, trend, or real future of gaming and social interactions in general, I will always choose talking to someone in person, and experiencing events in person rather than VR. Sure, my experiences will be limited by my financial resources, but it is better to have one great real personal experience, than a hundred fake virtual ones.

Do you think that people who aren't very social in the first place will suddenly be social if there is no VR?

It's not tech that leads to antisocial behavior. It's people.

As I wrote there, I have no opinion on VR other than my own life-style. I don't care what other people do, as I wrote there, I prefer to have personal experiences.

It is not about being social per se. It is the fact that I would rather pay $5000 to go to Tahiti than pay $20 for a VR Tahiti simulation. That's why I know my realities, and I will never get to travel around the globe, but VR simulation will not satisfy my need anyway.

I try not to judge other people's choices. I can just make my own, and learn to live with the choices others make. In this matter, my choice has been made.