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It's a buzzword indistinguishable in purpose to VR with more ads and corporate endorsement [0]. [0] - Ask HN: How is the “metaverse” concept different from the
by 0des 5y ago
It's a buzzword indistinguishable in purpose to VR with more ads and corporate endorsement [0].
[0] - Ask HN: How is the “metaverse” concept different from the Second Life boom?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29136478 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29136478
- Buttons840 5y agoYep. It's a PR stunt to make artificially imposed scarcity for the sake of corporate profits seem cool. In the future VR metaverse, remember people, that it costs nothing for everyone to have the nicest beachfront house and drive the nicest VR cars.
- intrasight 5y agoYou really should read Snow Crash. One reason that it's compelling is that it discusses the socioeconomic aspects of the metaverse. The currency in the metaverse is largely compute resource. Your complicated beachfront house costs everyone else in terms of compute costs - and you have to pay those costs. If you don't have the cash, you'll have a crappy low-fidelity house.
- 0des 5y agoMy personal opinion is that the 'metaverse' we are being sold has almost no resemblance to the metaverse in snow crash. Uncle Enzo would not approve!
- intrasight 5y agoMy opinion is that we're in the very early days. My other opinion is that if we're being "sold" the metaverse, then it's not really the metaverse. Just like the internet.
- Buttons840 5y ago> Your complicated beachfront house costs everyone else in terms of compute costs Why? I don't care if other people render my house or not.
- intrasight 5y agoYou may not. But for a lot of other people, they want to show off their fancy properties.