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That is one reason why I don't want to buy an Oculus for my child...
by Black101 6y ago
That is one reason why I don't want to buy an Oculus for my child...
- veidr 6y agoMe too. I find the business model disgusting, even if it wasn’t Facebook. But it _is_ Facebook, one of the most profoundly unethical companies of consequence, which has caused harm across the world at immense scale. I don’t like Apple’s App Store or Nintendo’s region locking or other things like that, but I don’t have literal _moral_ qualms about buying their devices. I really do, with Facebook. But the Oculus Quest 2 hardware is so incredibly good — so far ahead of anything else available — that I do buy it so my kids (and I) can use it (with my own FB account, which I have specifically for this perfect). Depriving my kids of the insanely rad tech while it is contemporary and so superior to other competitors, for me presents its own moral dilemma. So I strike this uneasy balance. But it does make me feel very uncomfortable.
- Karsteski 6y agoJust a heads-up, the Valve Index is significantly better in terms of tracking and overall performance compared to the Quest 2. I've had both. Unfortunately the Quest 2 really is a much better value for your money, because of course it is subsidized by Facebook's extremely invasive data collection as well as their attempts to dominate the VR market. I'm not trying to make any moral judgements for you, but I did for myself. I sold my Quest 2 within weeks of buying it, for a Valve Index instead. I wasn't even using my own Facebook account as I don't have one, but I was literally waking up out of guilt for owning a product I have serious ethical problems with. You could even buy a used Valve Index to save money if that's a priority!