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Emerging virtual reality technologies have potential side effects because, psychologically and physically, the experiences seem to be so real. Early studies already suggest that people's beliefs and ideas are affected by a virtual reality experience. For example, in an environmentally focused experiment where subjects “virtually” cut down a tree in a single episode, participants were more likely to use fewer paper towels to clean up a spill later (Nicas, 2016). Other media and filmmakers have produced work that has had individuals experience traumatic situations such as bombings, a diabetic coma, and even the aftermath of being in the World Trade Center on 9/11. This melding of experiential and visual stimuli has powerful potential ethical implications. This has to do with the issue of choice – that is, we as human beings can choose to use and apply a technology – or not.