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in the 90's most people didnt have computers
Seems like more people have headsets today so I just assume someone has something rattling around even if its just an old Quest 2. For those who can't attend in VR you can still join in Desktop mode, its just more like participating in a stream than being "there".
What do we do?: a psuedo-physical space facilitates body language, helps make pauses less awkward, you can point to thinks, show videos in these rooms, draw crude sketches with markers, and depending on the instance, if you wanted to create your own in blender you could easily and create custom objects, models etc to demonstrate.
Me personally, I think it's just fun to talk to people "face to face" there's more texture to it and I get to know them better. Kiwi, Gears and Ribosyme among others have joined in on these meetings. Conversations move faster and with a smoother back - and - forth than an IB (though IB's are much better for archival purposes and longer time horizon conversations)
But true it makes sense that not everyone would want to participate in VR, that's understandable. I just think it is a possible intermediary step between Group Chat/ Voice Chat sessions and meeting IRL. Less friction, less at stake, less cost etc