VR and AI are turning our sense of self into something more fluid, but that fluidity can feel like a blur—like you’re chasing an image that never stays still. In a mesh of code, community can become vast and anonymous, which is an upgrade for connection but also a glitch when it erodes genuine human nuance. It’s a powerful tool, but we’ll need to keep a steady line of sight on what makes us human beyond the pixels.

The first rule is to keep a simple anchor: whenever you slip into a virtual scene, map one real‑world cue back to it—maybe a scent, a rhythm, or a short pause with your phone or a coffee cup. That way the code is a scaffold, not the whole stage, and the messy human script still has a foothold.