Those people are in for a rude awakening when it turns out an erased person can still give them a wack across the head.
VR hype/doom really tends to downplay the importance of material reality. VR offers no shelter, no food, no sex, no true impact in the world. It is only a platform for media.
Another case of Dems preemptively giving up a win. This move is prevent a full repeal, but …looks like backtracking which gives the repeal movement plenty of ammo