Dudes Using (Playing? Living?) Virtual Reality On The T Is The Future, Baby
My first reaction to this was, “Fuck this guy. What a dork.” It was probably yours too. But now that I’ve taken a second and thought about it, I am all for virtual reality in public, especially on public transportation. This guy’s most likely on his way to some shitty job that he hates and sucks the life out of him, ounce by ounce, daily. Why shouldn’t he live in fantasy land as long as he can?
The T is all about survival. You just do whatever it takes to survive. Read a book, “manspread” even though that’s not a thing, listen to music, scream insanely, or play virtual reality. Yeah he looks ridiculous, but guess what? He can’t see anyone giving him the stink eye. The ultimate hater blockers.
Can’t blame anyone but yourself when you get robbed though. It’s the give and take of VR: you don’t have to experience the misery that is the T, but you get to your destination with exactly zero of your belongings.