As somebody who's deep into the VR space, most of that is just bad ergonomic design by the headset makers, as a result of them trying to make headsets look (rat

As somebody who's deep into the VR space, most of that is just bad ergonomic design by the headset makers, as a result of them trying to make headsets look (rather than actually be) lighter in the marketing material. For the kind of design that's actually comfortable, look at third party suppliers like BOBOVR, which have various designs that have actually learned from what's done in other industries. For example, halo strap designs (like https://www.bobovr.com/products/s3-pro https://www.bobovr.com/products/s3-pro) distribute the weight around the head like a hard hat/welding mask instead of clamping things to your face, making the results immensely more comfortable.