Inasmuch as I am not certain of your exact point in discussing digital selves, or even in coining the phrase, I guess I'll have to wing it here. I do not think virtual reality tells us anything about belief, perception or emotion. Contrariwise, it seems more likely to alter those states, or to at best give us a skewed understanding of what they are (or once were.)
I am not anti-science, technology, or progress. In fact, as a proponent of those elements of human advancement, I welcome and support the betterment of the human condition. (See the comments of VanPelt and Neuman on Bodies for Sale) What irks me a little are tinkerers whose exploits may be self-serving---and I mean that in its most favorable light. I'll elaborate in a moment.
Avatar (the movie)was enormously entertaining and,to be sure, a visual and aural adventure. It was pure cinematic magic and a classic rendition (though that has become a dirty word in political context)of the old good versus evil drama. But it did not tell me anything about belief, perception or emotion that I did not already know. When I left the theater, I felt bad for the good guys who had expired, and good for those who survived. And the oppressors? Well, we seldom feel good for them unless we are they. The film makers were estimably self-serving in this production. Certainly, they wanted to please the viewers of the film---but they also expected to make money. And did, by all accounts.
And this is what tinkering does. Science wants to improve the lot of humanity. Scientists want to win that Nobel; make some money and prestige for their respective sponsors and earn some acclaim and tenure track credentials for themselves. Pretty much.

My, my. Heisenberg's Eyes see a lot---don't they? He lives in a more pragmatic world and believes that change ought to have some kind of significance, over and above personal or corporate gain (both words take in a wealth (chuckle) of meaning, don't they?) Of course they do. Historionically, we are gaining momentum and losing ground---we are all self-serving, on some level or another. The problem is, we just don't get the self-serving aspect of it, because it is what we have been taught: the golden rule---he who has the gold, makes the rules. As Wilber has said. "and just so"
Now, I have stopped reading Wilber. He ran out of ideas and became repetitious. Perhaps Mr. Chalmers will have something more to say about consciousness in his upcoming book. Or not. We shall see---I am in no hurry. No Nobel prizes to pursue, you see. But,you just never know.

I see me everywhere, everything, the infinite universe,
and call myself simply the truth.
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I caught the tail end of last night's show, I gotta admit, the trolls do it for the lols!!!!!
bwuahahaha!!!!

The brief comments shown above are, certainly, brief. Brevity, with intent, is certainly well-received and appreciated. Brevity without apparent meaning, is enigmatic, if not laughable. I am not the truth. I know little of trolls, other than their fictional existence. The two-word statement, show truth, in response to all which was written before, is somehow,unresponsive to anything. So, If I was not there, it didn't happen? The tree in the forest never made a sound when it fell? Oh, come now. Who do we think we are?
More-or-lessover, does anyone monitor or 'moderate' this blog? Just asking...