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I think for a lot of people FB is just part of the landscape, like paved roads or baseball caps. Things are the way they are and people don't ask questions. Peo

I think for a lot of people FB is just part of the landscape, like paved roads or baseball caps. Things are the way they are and people don't ask questions. People use FB for the network effect, and because it's the status quo, not because it's technologically amazing or morally correct. Most people just don't think about it. They've got a ton of money and billions of people more or less locked into their ecosystem. They're not being laughed out of the room because they've got a lot of what is considered a valuable resource today -- money and eyeballs / attention. In that way, they're a terrifying contender that will most likely win, even if them "winning" means creating a horrific reality for others.

ethbr0 5y ago
I saw a local Baptist church sign that said "Streaming Sat/Sun at Facebook.com/..." Never in my wildest 90s imagination would I have imagined any part of that coming to pass. PS: And as to the value of eyeballs & attention, why does everyone think Chrome is the most used web browser now? Don't laugh at Facebook's ability to push things.
- Topgamer7 5y ago
  My very catholic mother has always been very picky about going to mass with Priests she enjoys. She enjoyed getting her pick via streaming during the lockdowns. Could attend mass from many different churches virtually.
enos_feedler 5y ago
I don't think they will most likely win just because they have eyeballs and attention. It's necessary but not sufficient. Take Marketplaces for example. It worked because facebook had the eyeballs and attention to seed the buyer and seller side of the marketplace. But it was also just a way better experience. I could post my used iphone in 30 seconds vs. 5 mins at my computer on craigslist. The thing with metaverse is that the use case hasn't even been proven yet. We knew people bought/sold used stuff on craigslist. And we know facebook's implementation was better. We don't know people want the metaverse, and we don't know whether facebooks implementation will be better. However, if both are true, they have the eyeballs and attention to grow and succeed with it.

ethbr0 5y ago

I saw a local Baptist church sign that said "Streaming Sat/Sun at Facebook.com/..." Never in my wildest 90s imagination would I have imagined any part of that coming to pass. PS: And as to the value of eyeballs & attention, why does everyone think Chrome is the most used web browser now? Don't laugh at Facebook's ability to push things.

Topgamer7 5y ago
My very catholic mother has always been very picky about going to mass with Priests she enjoys. She enjoyed getting her pick via streaming during the lockdowns. Could attend mass from many different churches virtually.

enos_feedler 5y ago

I don't think they will most likely win just because they have eyeballs and attention. It's necessary but not sufficient. Take Marketplaces for example. It worked because facebook had the eyeballs and attention to seed the buyer and seller side of the marketplace. But it was also just a way better experience. I could post my used iphone in 30 seconds vs. 5 mins at my computer on craigslist. The thing with metaverse is that the use case hasn't even been proven yet. We knew people bought/sold used stuff on craigslist. And we know facebook's implementation was better. We don't know people want the metaverse, and we don't know whether facebooks implementation will be better. However, if both are true, they have the eyeballs and attention to grow and succeed with it.