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Found out why my mom is paranoid about games.

She read about something somewhat crazy online.
Apparently there's a new VR headset that you can (apparently) control with your mind.

Personally I can see why she's paranoid, but also ? I would have told her if I was playing such games? I'm far more happy if she was just up front about the concern instead of trying to be 'stealthy' about it. We're all adults after all. I feel she has every right to be concerned but also I didn't even know that shit existed.

There's a reason there's so many movies/anime about this "technology" going pear shaped (I view them as cautionary tales) so I'm not going to put much stock in it. Nor do I intend to try it, since VR period makes me motion sick when I'm the one viewing it. (oddly watching it in a 2D video doesn't do it, it's only when I'm the one on the headset) The only VR game I would want to try is that Beat Saber game which is a Rhythm game that doubles as a cardio work out.

I also told her I have a very specific tolerance for certain kinds of content, violence or otherwise. That my tolerance is different than theirs. And if anything made me uncomfy I wouldn't play it/watch it.

I did also mention that my 'tastes' are certainly different than theirs (They should know that by now and/or respect it) but regardless. I do have a limit, even when it comes to my [ahem] guilty pleasure that I've mentioned a few times here. (I didn't mention my guilty pleasure to her, safe to assume they know about it already but they probably don't understand why I like it.)
 

Romy

Minstrel
Your mind being controlled is quite a bit worse than controlling something with your mind.
They do not need scary new tech to do the first, there is enough of that every day.
 
I am not sure why she is paranoid about it, but...she's got to cut the cord and let you go on your own.
Been trying to tell them that for years, they're probably just concerned cause I still live with them. (Which I do respect)
Your mind being controlled is quite a bit worse than controlling something with your mind.
They do not need scary new tech to do the first, there is enough of that every day.
100% Though I wasn't confident enough to tell her that, heck, commercials on TV alone are mind warping enough.
 
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