"Most people are awaiting Virtual Reality; I'm awaiting virtuous reality"
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The subtext is less anti-technology than anti-displacement. Khamarov implies we outsource meaning the same way we outsource memory to phones: if reality is disappointing or ethically messy, we try to render it instead of repair it. “Awaiting” is crucial here. It paints both camps as passive consumers, but only one kind of waiting is absurd. Virtual Reality is coming whether you deserve it or not; a virtuous reality requires participation, sacrifice, and accountability. That’s why the phrase lands like a rebuke: it reframes progress not as innovation but as integrity.
Contextually, it reads as a late-20th/early-21st-century writer’s response to a culture intoxicated by futurism and convenience. The joke is that we treat morality like a software update, perpetually postponed, while we sprint toward the next immersive distraction. Khamarov’s punchline suggests the real “upgrade” is ethical, and it won’t be shipped to you.
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| Topic | Ethics & Morality |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Khamarov, Eli. (2026, January 16). Most people are awaiting Virtual Reality; I'm awaiting virtuous reality. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/most-people-are-awaiting-virtual-reality-im-125905/
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Khamarov, Eli. "Most people are awaiting Virtual Reality; I'm awaiting virtuous reality." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/most-people-are-awaiting-virtual-reality-im-125905/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Most people are awaiting Virtual Reality; I'm awaiting virtuous reality." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/most-people-are-awaiting-virtual-reality-im-125905/. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.





