Chelsea, Siri Keeton's ex, may not be a militant radical but she was a Realist, to the point of taking her sex in the raw, which it is suggested the Realists don't even do any more. As far as I could discern while she had given up on Siri she still had a career if she wanted one and was an independent and strong minded individual with a deep belief in the value of the real world.
Why then does she plug into the simulated world of Heaven where nothing is real? Did I miss a vital clue here? Because
Any insight into her motivation would be useful because as it stands I've missed any clue or queue that was given and her choice doesn't make sense and, therefore her death doesn't either and my suspension of disbelief is damaged.