There are different ideas as to what the word ‘Metaverse’ means; about whether it is really a practical, feasible proposition; if the later, whether it is going to cause a catastrophe, sapping our intellectual life away from figuring out how to deal with urgent matters in the real world; or else it is going to be a boom to business (besides those offering the Metaverse-as-a-service) and governments using it to increase productivity at their offices, or for their workers performing maintenance and modifications to equipment to get data they need to make repairs or alterations presented directed on tiny screens in front of their eyes (does anyone here still remembers “Google Glasses” and how well that went?).
Personally, I think that is just another super-hyperbolic bit of nonsense on which self-enthused super-rich people, such as Mr. Zuckerberg, are poring some of their many billions of dollars down a bottomless hole, while their fans endlessly enthused and comment enthusiastically on in the various media available these days in the “semi-metaverse” of the Web. Their energetically doing this, in my view, futile thing, is something I have no real objection to. In fact, I even enjoy the spectacle. But that’s just me, and others, I am sure, have different opinions on this “Metaverse” thing, and some even take this seriously as a real near-future threat, because of what they believe the world shall become because of it.
So: food for thought, and here is something those interested might want to nibble on:
https://www.pcworld.com/article/789236/working-in-the-metaverse-is-going-to-suck.html
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-02-11/the-metaverse-makes-no-sense-and-here-s-why
“The idea of the metaverse has captivated the attention of rich executives and credulous pundits over the past two years, hitting a fever pitch when the company formerly known as Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms Inc. and said it was pivoting to be a full-time metaverse company. It’s not clear what companies like Meta actually mean when they say “metaverse.” Perhaps that’s part of the allure. As the writer Ed Zitron pointed out this week, keeping this grand outline for the future vaguely defined makes it impossible to fail. But there are a few potential visions that executives have laid out in various recent interviews and sermons, and none of them makes much sense. ”
And for a different view:
https://screenrant.com/google-glass-smart-glasses-what-happened-explained/
So: Ready? Set? Go for it!
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