zhinking about zhe differences between environmental apto and like. social apto
(apto being aptophilia, zhe joy of being a weird-shaped entity and zhe help and hindrances it brings)
like ive been running around a lot of vrchat worlds recently and zheres so much friction in being zhis short lmao. having to climb up on stuff to press buttons, having to jump repeatedly to see anyzhing in tall grass, being unable to reach anyzhing from sitting positions, its all very creature-affirming having my inhumanity brought to front over and over by annoying-for-a-yinglet design choices
whereas what little social interactions ive had in vr have involved a lot of creatures crouching down and lying down to talk to me, and finding correct terrain so i can reach to pet my friends and stuff like zhat. its a lot more... adaptive? youre not navigating your weird differences wizh a (literal) brick wall, youre bozh adapting to each ozher at zhe same time
idk if i had a point to zhis i just zhink its really neat


