Yeah the thing with VR I TOTALLY see. Especially with them inventing computers that can come up with all sorts of scenarios despite being in a harmless environment. In a roundabout way, I think suffering would be a fascinating concept for them.
Like the Adventure Mode thing I can just predict them being like "This computer talks about this thing called 'Starving'.... Alright. I would like to know what would it be like to starve....". A little dark, but it would be something to help them with their philosophies lol. Like if we were to visit them then they'd be like celebrities or something or hardened warriors for having one life.