That’s not as far-fetched as it may seem.
  • loathsome dongeater@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    The whole list of predictions is brain melting:

    10. A Fortune 500 company will use a Roblox experience as part of their recruiting process

9. A school will integrate a full K-12 curriculum with Roblox, including language classes with schools in other countries and virtual field trips

8. For 17+ verified people in 17+ experiences: Thousands of adults will meet for the first time in Roblox dating experiences and subsequently form real life relationships

7. Roblox employees will spend more time using Roblox for remote meetings than with video

6. We will share a universal civility metric, and show that for most players, it increases over time

5. Some Roblox creators will make more money from selling physical merchandise on Roblox than virtual merchandise

4. Roblox will be a frequent communication channel for my family

3. A top fashion designer will be discovered on Roblox, without having any experience in physical fashion

2. A musician will perform live to over 1 [million] people on Roblox, using a phone for motion capture

1. A Roblox developer will be valued at $1 [billion]
    • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      What is it with every techbro group and trying to make an "all in one" app/service for people? First Musk with Twitter, now this. Do the bourgeoisie know something we don't about AI? Has the singularity been achieved and we're all about to be plugged into the matrix, and they're just fighting over which brand gets to be that matrix?

      • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        I think they really want to make a profit-driven version of WeChat

      • UlyssesT
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        13 days ago

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        • DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml
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          1 year ago

          Yeah, I guess they just want that monopoly on...every aspect of people's lives. I suppose that is the inevitable "end goal" of capitalism, a single company producing 100% of the profit on everything.

    • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Yeah I almost included that list in the post, every part of the list is horrifying. Roblox should be nationalized or shut down and their executives investigated.

    • Łumało [he/him]@lemmygrad.ml
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      1 year ago

      Jesus fucking Christ I hate this stupid everything app metaverse bullshit. Every bougie wants to be the one to do it and none of them do it well! Overambitious idiots ruining things that were perfectly fine (even if Roblox could be called that) by chasing trends and current fads (:kelly:) that just pinky promise them more money, power, and influence.