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When bad things happen in the metaverse you can pretend it doesn't matter, because everyone knows that stuff isn't really real; nothing serious happens in the m
by vosper 5y ago
When bad things happen in the metaverse you can pretend it doesn't matter, because everyone knows that stuff isn't really real; nothing serious happens in the metaverse.
Just like how it took 20 years for (some?) people to realise that "online" and "offline" aren't actually separate worlds.
Getting bullied or abused in the metaverse? Oh, don't sweat it, it's just the metaverse, it's not real life.
Seems like a good insurance policy for Facebook's future.
- petre 5y agoRight. https://m.dw.com/en/hana-kimura-suicide-of-japanese-wrestler-blamed-on-online-bullying/a-53567834 https://m.dw.com/en/hana-kimura-suicide-of-japanese-wrestler...
- minikomi 5y agoThis reads like this classic (sardonic) Tyler the creator tweet: https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/285670822264307712?s=19 https://twitter.com/tylerthecreator/status/28567082226430771...
- bluebubble56 5y agoI like to think we've learned some lessons on how the online world impacts the offline world that will cross over into the metaverse vs. real life. Especially since the metaverse will more closely resemble real life than an AOL chat ever did. Remains to be seen, I guess.