Virtual Memory Size is way beyond my storage?

Please help me understand. My MBA M1 comes with 256gb. Not sure why virtual memory size is beyond my storage. Just wanna understand this thing since im new to macOS. :) Below is the response from chatgpt. The huge virtual memory size shown in this report (424.85 GB) can be confusing because it does not directly correspond to your Mac’s physical storage (256 GB). Here’s why: 1. **Virtual Memory Explained**: Virtual memory is an abstraction created by your operating system (macOS). It allows each process to think it has access to its own large, continuous block of memory. This includes the RAM and some space on disk used for swapping (if needed). 2. **Address Space Allocation**: macOS assigns virtual address space to processes that is often much larger than the physical RAM or disk size. This doesn’t mean the process is using all of that memory—it’s simply reserving address space. Most of this is never actually backed by physical memory or storage. 3. **macOS Memory Management**: On macOS, apps like Spotify might pre-allocate a large amount of virtual memory for their operations, especially for caching or other tasks. However, the system will only use physical resources (RAM or disk) as required. https://preview.redd.it/reob0i0lhace1.png?width=3360&format=png&auto=webp&s=a8fbcaf5fe3d1769a246655f4caa11ee8fa11d6f