As a result of virtual reality, i believe gaming will become a socially safer and more pleasant space for people who have historically experienced more harassment. I'm very optimistic that vr is going to thoughtfully not replicate the kind of toxic environments that we've seen in social meetiung and video gaming in the past. Another thing that i'm excited about in vr is ar eastports. Eastports is obviously becoming really popular and accepted. There's college leagues. There's more people watching on line. World championships, for the biggest, new legends finals. Then watched majorle baseball world seriesand watched then. Eaell, ok, quick aside, just of fact check this, let
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