Consider trying a counter weight. Hunting supply stores sell them for nightvision goggles, and when I tried one on my friend's Valve Index it was shocking how much better it felt.
Nah, it was the right call. Advertising it at nearly 2x the weight so X% of people find it more comfortable is a bad trade off.
I use mine all the time and don’t notice the weight. Perhaps because I use various types of helmets frequently. It is far far far less noticeable than a motorcycle helmet, and far less noticeable than a good full face bike helmet.
I haven’t tried the Apple vision, but from other VR products, the problem isn’t the weight on your head, it’s where it’s distributed. Having all that weight resting on your cheeks quickly becomes uncomfortable and makes the muscles on your face sore.
It will make it significantly worse for people moving their head a lot or walking around.
That's the same issue as the Airpod Max, which are extremely well balanced but just so damn heavy, so I guess people just build neck muscles ?