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Much has been written about the dystopia we are already in, but I am specifically concerned about the dystopia they are earnestly building. Meta is aware of the
by dTal 3y ago
Much has been written about the dystopia we are already in, but I am specifically concerned about the dystopia they are earnestly building. Meta is aware of these problems and is trying very hard to solve them.
And they won't be useless! That's the worst part. They will provide compelling value, like smartphones, and as such will be impossible to boycott. At first the value will be simple, obvious utility, like route overlays. Later it will be value within the system, much like how the main utility of smartphones now is to run the mandatory apps to participate in aspects of society that previously did not require a smartphone. And of course they will be addictive.
Here is a short sci-fi film depicting what I fear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJg02ivYzSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJg02ivYzSs
- bobajeff 3y agoThey wish. Naturally wearing screens on your head is not a healthy thing for humans to do for hours at a time. Naturally that tends to cause headaches, eyestrain, nausea etc. Now as far as making them more useful I suppose *if* they can solve that first problem plus make them match the form of IMAX glasses (preferably smaller). Then yes they could be useful (providing there's good enough applications). But don't cause the user to get sick feature is not 'a nice to have' you can't expect it to spread like the smartphone if people can't use it for long periods of time. Will Meta solve that problem? Doubtful. Will they provide good enough applications to make AR worth using once they do? I wouldn't bet on it. Just because a company has an incentive for something to be successful doesn't mean they can pull off. Just look at metaverse.