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I'm cynical enough to imagine that this VR stadium would involve purchasing tickets to sit in the nosebleeds. Why? Profit loves artificial scarcity, and of cour
by jonathankoren 4y ago
I'm cynical enough to imagine that this VR stadium would involve purchasing tickets to sit in the nosebleeds. Why? Profit loves artificial scarcity, and of course realism.
- chaostheory 4y agoThat defeats the entire point of VR. It’s like limiting the number of digital copies of a game for sale. It’s nonsensical. The reality is that now everyone can have their own private movie theater to watch sports games or whatever they want, if they have a headset.
- jonathankoren 4y agoI agree that digital scarcity has no reason to exist, is intentional broken by design, and shows a lack of imagination by companies. However, we live in a world where digital “purchases” routinely evaporate. We just went through the whole NFT dumbness about limited editions. Concerts in Fortnite and Second Life have people actually crowded around a stage. It’s not much a stretch to imagine limited access events where they mimic a stadium with assigned sections you can’t stray from. So in conclusion, yes, a better world is possible. It’s just that it’s intentionally sabotaged.