As The Apple Vision Pro Takes To The Streets, Experts Warn The VR Headset ‘May Rewire Our Brains In Unexpected Ways’

“Our brains are about to undergo a massive, society-wide experiment that could rewire our sense of the world around us and make it even harder to agree on what constitutes reality,” Insider wrote.

Earlier this month the highly touted Apple Vision Pro virtual reality headsets became available for purchase, coming in at a pricey $3,499.

Though tech companies such as Apple, or Meta’s equivalent of it in the form of the Meta Quest 3, assure the masses this is the wave of the future and will become an everyday part of life, some red flags were still raised. The WinePress highlighted some of these concerns in October, with one writer for The Verge says Apple’s headset will cheapen and ruin, adding that it “looks lonely as hell.”

“You’re supposed to be able to walk around your home, grab a drink from the fridge, and interact with your spouse while you wear it,” the author wrote at the time, adding, “In fact, Apple’s promotional video portrays it almost exclusively as something you wear at home alone.”

Nevertheless the wave of staring into a screen began earlier this month, as the Apple Vision Pro became available to customers around the world. Some in the media were giddy to highlight its awesome features: