I fear and despise the technology. Every VR experience I have tried feels less like the metaverse and more like I have slipped into the backrooms- a liminal waking nightmare. Perhaps I'm too old but I fear for the day that it's no longer a niche toy and we are at long last _compelled_ to wear a VR headset. At that point, adios reality. “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.” except instead of a boot it's a Oculus rift thats been surgically attached to your skull.