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I had a post written up, but I think I would rather just tell you that technology is an extension of ourselves. I think FBT is a bit silly in social applications; I think most people using FBT for social VR experiences are just delusional. VR is all about exploring beyond the bounds of reality itself. It just seems a bit silly and stupid to think that FBT is some kind of achievement or goal within the realm of VR gaming. FBT is great for things like animations for short movies, but since I am in virtual reality, I prefer exploring things beyond my real body. Most of the people that have FBT in VRChat are actually just using it as a status symbol, or a symbol of their wealth.

If I want a gun, I buy a gun. I buy an external metal object that has the ability to fire rounds down a barrel at a target. If I want virtual reality, I immerse myself in virtual reality. One of the most perverse things to enter the VR space is this weird assumption that FBT is some kind of natural desire or need for a human being going into VR, and this is just simply not true. Going back to my firearm example, it would be like if I cut off my left arm and used the stump as a mount for a firearm. Yes, this could work, and maybe it is somewhat effective for operating a firearm 24/7 with a well-designed stump machine gun, but the average person does not expect, nor want, a stump machine gun. Finger tracking is like buying a cool pistol. FBT is like buying a stump machine gun.