Wonderful post as always! Honestly, what I think is happening with these virtual worlds is that we're manifesting the hidden tapestries. The layers of narratives and identities have always been there, invisible, deep in our collective and individual subconscious, but now we have a bunch of tools that allow us to make them perceivable to our senses. Yes, these new levels of immersion can of course lead to further delusion, but we don't require virtual worlds for that, our egos are already perfect instruments of self-imprisonment.

My experience and perspective are that, paradoxically, these simulations are uncovering Maya's complexity rather than concealing it. It's like they're offering us windows into the infinite realities and worlds around and within us. As long as we use them consciously, they should help us dismantle the illusion, not strengthen it.