"I think of this whole disability as one joke that God put on me... I don't think I would be the person I am now without this disability. It's helped my perspective on the world."
Here's the latest interview from Syrmor, the Toronto-based embedded reporter in VRChat, in a characteristically surreal and zany yet but also profound interview with someone who speaks about their real life through the safe distance of their avatar -- in this case, a wheelchair-bound British guy with cerebral palsy and a Wailugi avatar. After a good natured North American trolling (referring to football as "soccer" never fails to enrage a Brit), Syrmor's questions evoke powerfully honest answers from "benjiboi420" about his life online -- questions that would be socially difficult to ask or answer in another context.
Watch more Syrmor interviews featured on New World Notes:
- Watch: Bullied Teen With ADHD & Social Anxiety Is Eloquent & Perceptive Through His Kermit The Frog Avatar In VRChat
- Watch: Syrmor's First Interview With A Female VRChat Player, A Brazilian Girl Yearning For A Better Life
- Watch: Adorable Bird In VRChat Flies From Korea To Meet Fellow Avatar In Canada, Proves Power Of VR To Create RL Connections
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