There's always some hesitancy on how technology might positively and negatively affect us regarding any tech. While Virtual Reality has a host of positive benefits, let's look at five of the top pitfalls of virtual reality. These pitfalls include addiction prompts, fear of absorption, physical side effects, privacy infringement, and user mining. Addiction prompts in virtual reality are used through psychological tactics to keep a "user" engaged. The fact that people who entertain with video games are called "users" is already a red flag.