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- Jun 21, 2021
Tl;dr: I tried VRchat and it just made me feel more lonely and detached from the rest of the population. Why do people play this crap?
Hello again everybody, haven’t posted here in a while.
I own a VR headset, and in a fruitless attempt to justify the purchase, I decided to give VRChat a try. I’ve heard of its reputation, but I wanted to experience it firsthand and form my own opinion.
Having played it, I must say - I’ve never felt more alone in my life than I have playing vr chat. If you’ve ever felt lonely even in someone else’s company, then you would surely understand how I felt playing this game. Some of the people I spoke to were kind, while others were curt and kept to their cliques. The controls and menus are confusing; I had somehow stumbled into a furry world and befriended two women (not trannies chuds!) who noticed me struggling and took me under their wing. They helped me to configure my game settings and avatar, and block one person who had a particularly disgusting furry avatar with a massive penis.
These two became my companions for the evening. We chatted, mingled with others, and I did my best to connect - to listen, to empathise, and to share my own experiences.
I didn’t get it, it felt isolating. I felt like nothing more than some guy sitting in a room with a box strapped to my head voice calling with other people who have boxes strapped to their head. It was profoundly dehumanising. I hated looking into the game’s mirrors or photos and seeing not myself, but a cartoonish stranger. If I could appear as myself in VRChat - the flawed, awkward, decomposable human I am - I would leap at this opportunity. What do I stand to gain by pretending these cartoon characters are real strangers standing before me? Does that illusion nourish or enlighten me? Perhaps this is true of the people who play vrchat, but this only reminds me of the opportunities I am missing by not interacting in the real world, and what’s the value in that? This experience leads me to where I am now, questioning whether there is any value or meaning to any of it. I would much rather go to a nightclub or a bar in the real world. I’ve had good times there!
Also - I couldn’t even use my penis in vrchat, even when it was necessary. Digital phallic objects will not do.
Anyway, what do you think of this VR crap?
P.S. - VR is only good for beat saber. Other games may offer temporary experiences that inevitably overstay their welcome, but my VR headset is just a $1000~ beat saber machine.
Hello again everybody, haven’t posted here in a while.
I own a VR headset, and in a fruitless attempt to justify the purchase, I decided to give VRChat a try. I’ve heard of its reputation, but I wanted to experience it firsthand and form my own opinion.
Having played it, I must say - I’ve never felt more alone in my life than I have playing vr chat. If you’ve ever felt lonely even in someone else’s company, then you would surely understand how I felt playing this game. Some of the people I spoke to were kind, while others were curt and kept to their cliques. The controls and menus are confusing; I had somehow stumbled into a furry world and befriended two women (not trannies chuds!) who noticed me struggling and took me under their wing. They helped me to configure my game settings and avatar, and block one person who had a particularly disgusting furry avatar with a massive penis.
These two became my companions for the evening. We chatted, mingled with others, and I did my best to connect - to listen, to empathise, and to share my own experiences.
I didn’t get it, it felt isolating. I felt like nothing more than some guy sitting in a room with a box strapped to my head voice calling with other people who have boxes strapped to their head. It was profoundly dehumanising. I hated looking into the game’s mirrors or photos and seeing not myself, but a cartoonish stranger. If I could appear as myself in VRChat - the flawed, awkward, decomposable human I am - I would leap at this opportunity. What do I stand to gain by pretending these cartoon characters are real strangers standing before me? Does that illusion nourish or enlighten me? Perhaps this is true of the people who play vrchat, but this only reminds me of the opportunities I am missing by not interacting in the real world, and what’s the value in that? This experience leads me to where I am now, questioning whether there is any value or meaning to any of it. I would much rather go to a nightclub or a bar in the real world. I’ve had good times there!
Also - I couldn’t even use my penis in vrchat, even when it was necessary. Digital phallic objects will not do.
Anyway, what do you think of this VR crap?
P.S. - VR is only good for beat saber. Other games may offer temporary experiences that inevitably overstay their welcome, but my VR headset is just a $1000~ beat saber machine.
