My suspicion is that it's just the author's opinion, and because negativity sells. But I could be wrong. If it is a submarine piece, well, the author does seem

My suspicion is that it's just the author's opinion, and because negativity sells. But I could be wrong. If it is a submarine piece, well, the author does seem particularly sold on the idea of AR vs. VR. Brings up several emotional negatives of VR that AR would be the savior for. The author specifically mentions Pokemon Go, and Snapchat.