https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkp47y/metaverse-company-to-offer-immortality-through-live-forever-mode

  • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    So is Metaverse something that might actually catch on? I see a lot of ads for it but no real enthusiasm from people that aren't tech bros or libertarians.

    • amber2 [she/her,they/them]
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      3 years ago

      I haven't seen much enthusiasm besides people who think "this is gonna be worth a ton of money one day, better get in early"

      If the fat cats that run this world can force it to exist, then it probably will, but otherwise nobody cares

    • Omega_Haxors [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      It's literal air. Everyone knows it. Even the people who work on it realize it's a bullshit job and focus on making something that will shine in the rubble.

    • SaniFlush [any, any]
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      3 years ago

      There’s already news articles about children being scammed “on The Metaverse”

    • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Like amber2 said and I think I've said here before, it won't catch on until you wake up one morning and it's already everywhere, required for your basic social functions, reinforced by integration w/ your workplace, etc. because regardless of how cringe you think it is and how much it gets made fun of if there is a chance for someone to make a shit ton of money off of it they will make it catch on.