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I'm bullish on the metaverse only because I see it as the only viable solution to one of the biggest problems in the world right now: loneliness. Sure, metaver
by spaceman_2020 4y ago
I'm bullish on the metaverse only because I see it as the only viable solution to one of the biggest problems in the world right now: loneliness.
Sure, metaverse interactions are a distant second to real world interactions, but at this point, real-world doesn't work out for lonely people anymore, and I haven't seen any compelling real world solutions either.
Loneliness is a problem that needs to be fixed. You'd ideally fix it irl. But if you can't, at least giving people a virtual experience of togetherness might be worth it
- tqkxzugoaupvwqr 4y agoHow is loneliness fixed by putting on goggles? Why wasn’t it solved by phones?
- rchaud 4y agoTiktok has demonstrated the upper levels of dissociation possible on a phone. The logical next step for the app purveyors of the world is a device that affixes itself to your face and keep reality out entirely.
- dayglo 4y agoI sat with my long distance gf to watch TV together, and genuinely forgot that we weren’t in the same room. It was magic. Taking the goggles off and instantly going back to being alone in my house was an eye opener; I realised that while VR is not as good as really being there, it’s so much better than a video chat for feeling close.
- mathgladiator 4y ago> Loneliness is a problem that needs to be fixed I think this is fixed by going outside and talking to people.
- spaceman_2020 4y agoof course. And everyone knows that. But people still don't do it for any number of reasons. If it's not working out so we need to find new solutions