back in the day headsets were rarer than now days and people who didn't have them yet would look at the ones that did and eventually got itchy to buy their own ones too, fbt was a sight to behold and a bunch of people got fbt by seeing others use that
both vrchat and the headset makers want desktoppers and having a headset has never been a requirement to be a part of this community, being able to find the thread on your own and joining instance on the other hand has always been but we still have some spoonfed little shits in here