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When will Mark Zuckerberg get that he needs to pull the plug on his metaverse?

15 points by bubblehack3r 4y ago

pipeline_peak 4y ago
He doesn't, I probably see more journalists complaining about how bad the metaverse is than people actually using it. I don't think Roblox Facebook is eating into their funding. I've always been in the camp that it was launched as a distraction when they were dealing with negative publicity. A lot of people seem to think it's some desperate and genuine attempt at diversifying assets. He knows it's not gonna change the world, Second Life came out when he was 18 lol. I couldn't imagine someone as smart as him, with all the negative attention honestly thinking he could successfully launch something like this under his tainted brand.
- treya 4y ago
  That's funny to me, because I can't think of anything he's done, or said, that would indicate he's smart
  - pipeline_peak 4y ago
    Getting into Harvard
    - moistly 4y ago
      It’s not that he’s not smart: it’s that he is not wise.
      - pipeline_peak 4y ago
        how so?
        moistly 4y ago
        [gestures at everything he tweets]
        pipeline_peak 4y ago
        "Playing with TweetDeck. It's pretty neat." "Tell your congressmen you want them to be pro-internet. My Facebook post is here: https://facebook.com/zuck/posts/10100210345757211 https://facebook.com/zuck/posts/10100210345757211" Really not sure what you're talking about
        moistly 4y ago
        Well I guess you’ll remain mystified, because I’m not about to waste my time linking to all the extremely well-publicized stupid shit he’s said that you will obviously continue to play dumb about.
        pipeline_peak 4y ago
        There's like 10 tweets, so you must be incredibly lazy https://twitter.com/finkd https://twitter.com/finkd It looks to me like you don't know what you're talking about.
ActorNightly 4y ago
Im long on Meta stock. Metaverse has potential, its just in infancy. People are shortsighted on tech, and then once something gains adoption, everyone has 20/20 hindsight.
- pipeline_peak 4y ago
  I don't think they will, It'll serve as the Wii Sports of Oculus. Something free that everyone either has or has tried and got bored after a month.
WheelsAtLarge 4y ago
This article is short-sighted. Meta is taking a great risk, but they are creating their own world. Starting something new is risky, but the reward can be great. The bigger risk is to do nothing. Right now, people don't feel like there's a need, but a need can be manufactured. The manufactured need that always comes to mind is the American breakfast. Why are eggs, bacon, and orange juice so closely linked as a breakfast food? There's absolutely no natural reason. We can have them throughout the day, yet people mostly have them in the morning. It's a manufactured need by businesses and advertising. I bet that in time, Meta will find a way to get people to use the metaverse. One use that comes to mind is spectator sports. Switching from television to virtual reality could be amazing. And it will be 100% owned by them. Zuckerberg is thinking for the long term. Taking chances and looking ahead is what's made him successful. Thanks to his majority share in Meta, he can take the initiative without anyone stopping him and he's young enough to see it thru. Only time will tell.
- slimebot80 4y ago
  Google glasses should be the warning here. They never found a reason for it to exists. Metaverse has reasons, sure. Sure you can meet with people. Sure you can play games. Sure the headsets are functional unlike glasses. But to what extent? People pull out their phones many times a day and scroll, and Mark benefits almost every time. So far the Metaverse isn't compelling. Why spend $400 on a headset for something you might use rarely? And that has no clear benefit above so many alternatives.

15 points by bubblehack3r 4y ago

He doesn't, I probably see more journalists complaining about how bad the metaverse is than people actually using it. I don't think Roblox Facebook is eating into their funding. I've always been in the camp that it was launched as a distraction when they were dealing with negative publicity. A lot of people seem to think it's some desperate and genuine attempt at diversifying assets. He knows it's not gonna change the world, Second Life came out when he was 18 lol. I couldn't imagine someone as smart as him, with all the negative attention honestly thinking he could successfully launch something like this under his tainted brand.

treya 4y ago
That's funny to me, because I can't think of anything he's done, or said, that would indicate he's smart
- pipeline_peak 4y ago
  Getting into Harvard
  - moistly 4y ago
    It’s not that he’s not smart: it’s that he is not wise.
    - pipeline_peak 4y ago
      how so?
      - moistly 4y ago
        [gestures at everything he tweets]
        pipeline_peak 4y ago
        "Playing with TweetDeck. It's pretty neat." "Tell your congressmen you want them to be pro-internet. My Facebook post is here: https://facebook.com/zuck/posts/10100210345757211 https://facebook.com/zuck/posts/10100210345757211" Really not sure what you're talking about
        moistly 4y ago
        Well I guess you’ll remain mystified, because I’m not about to waste my time linking to all the extremely well-publicized stupid shit he’s said that you will obviously continue to play dumb about.
        pipeline_peak 4y ago
        There's like 10 tweets, so you must be incredibly lazy https://twitter.com/finkd https://twitter.com/finkd It looks to me like you don't know what you're talking about.

ActorNightly 4y ago

Im long on Meta stock. Metaverse has potential, its just in infancy. People are shortsighted on tech, and then once something gains adoption, everyone has 20/20 hindsight.

pipeline_peak 4y ago
I don't think they will, It'll serve as the Wii Sports of Oculus. Something free that everyone either has or has tried and got bored after a month.

WheelsAtLarge 4y ago

This article is short-sighted. Meta is taking a great risk, but they are creating their own world. Starting something new is risky, but the reward can be great. The bigger risk is to do nothing. Right now, people don't feel like there's a need, but a need can be manufactured. The manufactured need that always comes to mind is the American breakfast. Why are eggs, bacon, and orange juice so closely linked as a breakfast food? There's absolutely no natural reason. We can have them throughout the day, yet people mostly have them in the morning. It's a manufactured need by businesses and advertising. I bet that in time, Meta will find a way to get people to use the metaverse. One use that comes to mind is spectator sports. Switching from television to virtual reality could be amazing. And it will be 100% owned by them. Zuckerberg is thinking for the long term. Taking chances and looking ahead is what's made him successful. Thanks to his majority share in Meta, he can take the initiative without anyone stopping him and he's young enough to see it thru. Only time will tell.

slimebot80 4y ago
Google glasses should be the warning here. They never found a reason for it to exists. Metaverse has reasons, sure. Sure you can meet with people. Sure you can play games. Sure the headsets are functional unlike glasses. But to what extent? People pull out their phones many times a day and scroll, and Mark benefits almost every time. So far the Metaverse isn't compelling. Why spend $400 on a headset for something you might use rarely? And that has no clear benefit above so many alternatives.