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What an insightful article. Taking care of yourself, becoming more confident, expressing interest in martial arts, making censorship a little more transparent o

by changing1999 2y ago

What an insightful article. Taking care of yourself, becoming more confident, expressing interest in martial arts, making censorship a little more transparent on his platform, is seen as becoming more rightwing and more "bro". If only he expressed support for the right candidate for president, he would have been praised as someone who "reshaped masculinity". To note, I am off all social media, especially owned by Meta.

cr125rider 2y ago
His pivot to really pushing VR and trying new compute devices is fun. Seems like he’s taking the privacy invasion cash and funding his passion projects.
- dagmx 2y ago
  They’re not necessarily just passion projects. They’re his play to have a new platform in the way that Google and Apple have Android and iOS. He’s been very clear that it’s his goal.
- hammyhavoc 2y ago
  I see it more as cringe than fun.
  - changing1999 2y ago
    It is cringe as a vision, but I still think it's a more positive investment than coming up with new ways to evade data privacy laws. While the animated "metaverse" is unlikely to succeed, maybe the hardware itself will push the industry in the right direction.
    - hammyhavoc 2y ago
      Depends on which way you look at it. From my perspective, it smacks of desperation and a lack of innovation and taste. Wearable displays have their place, namely in aircraft at high speed, but beyond that, their potential uses are few and far between, strictly IMO though. It's difficult to capture lightning in a bottle a second time, especially following something major like Facebook, which isn't even to say that Facebook is objectively good as a solution for consumers, it was just wildly popular. However, the reason I bring up desperation is the sudden pivot to focusing on local content and a "reels" like exploration feature to try and appeal to gen z, who supposedly aren't into Facebook.

cr125rider 2y ago

His pivot to really pushing VR and trying new compute devices is fun. Seems like he’s taking the privacy invasion cash and funding his passion projects.

dagmx 2y ago
They’re not necessarily just passion projects. They’re his play to have a new platform in the way that Google and Apple have Android and iOS. He’s been very clear that it’s his goal.
hammyhavoc 2y ago
I see it more as cringe than fun.
- changing1999 2y ago
  It is cringe as a vision, but I still think it's a more positive investment than coming up with new ways to evade data privacy laws. While the animated "metaverse" is unlikely to succeed, maybe the hardware itself will push the industry in the right direction.
  - hammyhavoc 2y ago
    Depends on which way you look at it. From my perspective, it smacks of desperation and a lack of innovation and taste. Wearable displays have their place, namely in aircraft at high speed, but beyond that, their potential uses are few and far between, strictly IMO though. It's difficult to capture lightning in a bottle a second time, especially following something major like Facebook, which isn't even to say that Facebook is objectively good as a solution for consumers, it was just wildly popular. However, the reason I bring up desperation is the sudden pivot to focusing on local content and a "reels" like exploration feature to try and appeal to gen z, who supposedly aren't into Facebook.