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  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Funny story, there's a study out there that's showing that VR porn leads to more feelings of intimacy and empathy towards the porn actors making the viewer feel better about themselves compared to people who watch regular porn. So VR Porn, while awesome, is not so much a replacement for sex but almost therapeutic and less toxic. VR has a lot of potential for awesomeness, which is why Facebook being at the helm for much of it is where a lot of the real concern should lie.

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Oh, yeah, no doubt. But as I see it, in such an objectifying industry, there's something to be said for a pornographic experience that subconsciously reminds you that there's another feeling human being that was involved in the making of it.

    • pooh [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      VR has a lot of potential for awesomeness, which is why Facebook being at the helm for much of it is where a lot of the real concern should lie.

      Which is why open-source + federated virtual spaces need to be a thing before corps like Facebook take over completely. VR is quickly becoming cheaper and more accessible, so it's not that far fetched to think that it could become a regular part of most people's lives, much like smart phones.

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Totally agree with you, but unfortunately Facebook's Quest 2 doesn't have much in the way of competition at the moment and that's allowing them to grab the all-in-one VR market. Which is unfortunately the future of consumer VR. At some point we're probably gonna have to pull some digital attacks on their servers and whatnot to try and destroy their hold on things.