My hot take on VR

My hot take on VR is that it will be some kind of a computing category, probably smaller than the console market. People will use it for entertainment, maybe they will build something in it like now in roblox. At work, however, there will be an active rebellion against VR.

1. I imagine a world where 微软 , Meta , and others push VR on sales meetings to enthusiastic CIOs as a way to increase employee engagement and more engaging business meetings. These CIOs buy it and implement it by forcing their employees to use new devices. People hate it and actively protest or just look for another job.

2. As a result, some daring companies will continue to force people to work in VR, while others, the softer ones that care about good relations with the labor market, will give up this innovation.

3. Why do I think so?

• Because VR is against our biology, I don't believe that it will ever be technically possible to create such a quality simulation that will be pleasant, healthy, and good for our well-being.
• I think VR is against the current vibe. We want to be closer to reality, nature, and other people. This is caused by the pandemic a bit, but above all by the fact that we spend 3-4, even 10 hours a day looking at the screen. Enough.
• An alternative to a Zoom meeting is a meeting in real life or no meeting and the so-called asynchronous work. VR can be such an alternative, but it’s a worse alternative as it requires more work from us than a conversation on Zoom, and it doesn’t give such a significant advantage compared to meeting in real life. It's in the middle, and being in the middle is a bad place.
• The mere fact of forcing people to stick something to their faces seems abusive. As an employer, I wouldn't have the heart to do something like that to the people I employ.

4. Zuckerberg is honest in interviews, he believes the Oculus 2 sold well (7x better than the Oculus 1), so that's proof enough that people want it, and he will do it for them. In addition, he has ambitions to finally control some technological platform (like Apple in mobile, or Microsoft in PC). He means well. But he creates a vision of the future that I don't think is acceptable to most people, and that's why it's not going to work.

What's your opinion? Let me know in the comments!