The real meaning of virtual reality: it has no meaning

Interesting conversation between Tristan and Scribb over the meaning of it all:

"Don't get involved, Scribb. Some crazy religion, that's all. They think Vurt's more than it is, you know? Like it's some higher way or something. It's not. Vurt is just collective dreamings. That's all. Christ! Isn't that enough for them?"

(Jeff Noon: p. 220)

No, there is nothing special behind it. No hidden reality. No deep knowledge. No supernatural experience. It's all made up. It's a collective dream. A collective work of art that we all create at the same time. And yet, isn't that fascinating enough? Doesn't that prove our power to create new realities, new worlds without a need to go further beyond what is there? What need is there to invent a religion to explain it all?

It's all very postmodern, actually. In that sense, Vurt is a clear member of the cyberpunk tradition invented by William Gibson and others.