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You don't need evidence, go try it yourself. It's like using a calculator instead of crunching out a math problem yourself.

There are places where it's useful and if you're smart you'll also keep your brain balanced and sharp.

Not everyone will survive this shift in reality - NPC's are all around.

If you want my honest answer, it requires a community of diverse people you trust so that the people who are capable of exploring this territory can figure out how to use it and it's our duty to keep them from going into the void.