Because you've failed to make a distinction between gender and gender roles. The former is inherent (if not always matching sex), the latter is socially constructed.
I don't associate functional, rugged workwear with "shitty and cheap" myself. Having gone through a workwear phase, I know exactly how expensive quality functional clothing can be.
> The tech works extremely well at making me feel sick.
But you realize this is a you problem, right? Outside the handful of people who get motion sick with VR, the tech is rock solid. Everyone who tries an Index is blown away by how immersive the experience is.
> VR chat is about as interesting as second life, and any metaverse that follows will follow the same path.
You couldn't be more wrong. There's a reason Facebook rebranded to Meta, and Microsoft just purchased Activision with designs on their own metaverse. Big players are putting serious money behind this, and I like those odds.
Yes, you're correct, and I didn't mean to imply that MSFT forces employees to install their MDM on personal devices. It was optional for me as well, with a large full-disclosure prompt stating that they can remotely wipe your device if you proceed with mobile setup.
Unfortunately, I'm receiving scans of everything that comes to my mailbox, including mail destined for the previous tenant that is still addressed to my apartment.