For
It gives freedom and escape from pain.
Against
It disconnects people from real life and responsibility.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“gaming allowed us to share worlds together, much of her last year was spent in VR”
“i've always enjoyed short vacations from responsibility, accountability, all the adulting chores and expectations and just want to be a pilot for a while”
“I feel like I'm not actually living. If I go and do something it won't have an effect”
“it's not great if you are spending all of your free time in VR anything done to extreme is not very healthy.”