Digital Biggie Smalls in the Metaverse

[Sonic Boom of the South]

I can't wait for Twitter and Meta to go fully bankrupt

 

[Luke Cage]

can someone explain what FB is tryin to do here? why have they spent billions on this?

@dora_da_destroyer

They trying to market the meta quest system as more than just a gaming system. Popularize its use as a venue for concerts, festivals and other type of events too.
Myself personally would love to see them partner with the NBA and NFL so i can watch games courtside from my living room.

 

[Satsui no Hadou]

some cyberpunk johnny silverhand type stuff.

For real. This is how cults of personality form. It’s also fukking disgusting that even the notion of simple being is commodified these days.

Sure, this could have some utility, but imagine having to pay server costs or a subscription to maintain purely digital records or information. It’s already happening, but I don’t know if we can really embrace the implications of all this data and what it can do to people.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

They trying to market the meta quest system as more than just a gaming system. Popularize its use as a venue for concerts, festivals and other type of events too.
Myself personally would love to see them partner with the NBA and NFL so i can watch games courtside from my living room.

i haven't seen anything yet that says "worldwide adoption" .. they are literally spending billions..

 

[Luke Cage]

For real. This is how cults of personality form. It’s also fukking disgusting that even the notion of simple being is commodified these days.

Sure, this could have some utility, but imagine having to pay server costs or a subscription to maintain purely digital records or information. It’s already happening, but I don’t know if we can really embrace the implications of all this data and what it can do to people.

Just a natural progression from one format to another more advanced one. Nothing different than a person leaving behind a book detailing his thoughts or beliefs. should have expected this to happen one day given the knowledge and know how. As with all our other tech advances in information tech, the good will always greatly outweigh the bad but people will fear monger it until it becomes mainstream and accepted, then they will complain about who to credit for being on the wave first.

 

[Satsui no Hadou]

Just a natural progression from one format to another more advanced one. Nothing different than a person leaving behind a book detailing his thoughts or beliefs. should have expected this to happen one day given the knowledge and know how. As with all our other tech advances in information tech, the good will always greatly outweigh the bad but people will fear monger it until it becomes mainstream and accepted, then they will complain about who to credit for being on the wave first.

I’m not against it per se, but I don’t think people have the maturity to use stuff like this responsibly. Just look how quickly information is transferred. Trumps dumb ass tweets held an inordinate power over the world, and these are official declarations from a sitting president! One misinterpretation, or one leaked video or photo, or even something we perceive to be true, could cause things to easily escalate.

But on ther hand, it’s hard to make that call on what is or isn’t permissible. We should see our history the way it truly was, without the whitewashing and revisionism that humans are prone to. But that has heavy ramifications in the real world.

 

[kevm3]

They want to sell people digital assets, aka thin air, because once you have an artist and programmer produce the item, there are no manufacturing costs associated with producing additional copies. They want to use NFT technology to introduce digital scarcity so that they can limit the supply as well to further increase costs. They also have ultimate control because they can simply block your access to the network, and all of your goods vanish in thin air.

Ultimately, they want the extremely high level of control that comes with everyone being in the metaverse... also:

Oculus Founder Claims To Make VR Headset That Will Actually Kill You If You Die In A Game

Luckey has now made a custom VR headset that will kill a player if they die in a video game. Like, literally. It will kill you.

www.forbes.com

No thanks

 

[WaveGang]

Looking like PS2 graphics and shyt

 

[Geode]

This is the end result of digital worlds. Once meta-verse and its clones become mainstream, i doubt anybody will ever truly be dead. All that data will be saved and simulated for eternity.


Its not even dystopian either. It could be a good thing. For example, imagine a grandfather leaving messages, stories, and physical mannersims for his newborn grandchildren right before he dies. Something like this is possible when all that data is stored.


Imagine a young steven hawkings born in 2022, whose whole life has been lived and documented inside a VR world. Even after he died, his methods could be simulated to create more scientific breakthroughs after his death.


The future is exciting.

It would be nice if it could be used this way, but...

I’m not against it per se, but I don’t think people have the maturity to use stuff like this responsibly. Just look how quickly information is transferred. Trumps dumb ass tweets held an inordinate power over the world, and these are official declarations from a sitting president! One misinterpretation, or one leaked video or photo, or even something we perceive to be true, could cause things to easily escalate.

This.

 

[Roland Coltrane]

everything looks real except the people

 

[beenz]

facebook is so thirsty for this to actually be a thing, and I can't help but to know this shyt is gonna flop like the 3D television

 

[Illuminatos]

Those PS3 graphics.

 

[Luke Cage]

facebook is so thirsty for this to actually be a thing, and I can't help but to know this shyt is gonna flop like the 3D television

I was salty about that, i couldn't afford one when they were introduced and by the time i got money shyt had fallen off.

 

[kingofnyc]

don’t know WTF is going on …. but imma old nikka

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

Old nikka here charging his VR right now to check it out when I get off work tonight.