Saturday, November 13, 2021
Reminds me of
Zuckerberg's new 'metaverse' crap is either the standard AI hype covering a nearly nonexistent vaporware project, or scary as hell. I can't decide.
Zuck's performance in the intro video is weirdly robotic. Everyone has a comment on it, so I might as well join the crowd.
Instantly reminded me of Mitch Miller.
Zuck's idea of switching the whole web to VR simply doesn't make sense. VR has been around for MANY DECADES. The Link flight simulator was used in WW2. Driving simulators were used in driver ed classes and license exams in the '70s. Digital VR systems have been around since the '80s, and never became popular or profitable. People who have tried the most recent versions say that they're still clunky and clumsy, and often induce vertigo. If you can't make an idea profitable in 80 years, why do you think you're suddenly going to make it work now?
Labels: Asked and not worth asking
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