Alternate tin foil hat take: VAR creates opportunities for trickery and tweaks that benefit the league. The Charlotte home crowd wasnt let down to have to watch a 10 man team, and later on the league can punish the broad daylight obvious no VAR needed red card. VAR also seems to make refs not trust their eyes.
I swear 2 linesmen on each half + endline umpires would be so much better. Learn from the NFL in a good way and keep the game moving.