I mean, if a buerecrat thinks that VR is as good as normal social interaction for prisoners, and they think that it’s cheaper, and they think that they’ll get public support for this, they’ll implement it as a policy. It doesn’t matter whether VR is actually as good as normal social interaction, only the perception of it.
So are you arguing that it’s a good idea, or are you just arguing that this passes the very low threshold of being an idea that some idiot will try once?
What do you mean?
I mean, if a buerecrat thinks that VR is as good as normal social interaction for prisoners, and they think that it’s cheaper, and they think that they’ll get public support for this, they’ll implement it as a policy. It doesn’t matter whether VR is actually as good as normal social interaction, only the perception of it.
So are you arguing that it’s a good idea, or are you just arguing that this passes the very low threshold of being an idea that some idiot will try once?
The latter.
The former I wouldn’t rule out, but we don’t really have enough data on VR’s psychological effects right now to know either way.