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> It would be cool if we could solve the hardest part of interacting with others remotely, which is the lost fidelity. That's an interesting and hard problem th
by kortilla 4y ago
> It would be cool if we could solve the hardest part of interacting with others remotely, which is the lost fidelity. That's an interesting and hard problem that we haven't yet totally solved.
Have you ever considered that’s the wrong problem to solve? It reeks of the “how do we breed a faster horse” type of “innovation” rather than “how do we replace the horse”.
Meta is focusing on replicating in-person meetings which are one of the worst facets of business. They are slow, inefficient, lossy, and require real time interaction to be effective.
It’s not a criticism of VR. It’s a criticism of bringing back one of the dumbest aspects of in-office interactions. Perhaps the next feature they can tackle is shared bathrooms where you listen to your coworkers have diarrhea or strain to pass turds that tear their hemorrhoids.