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In response to "whoa: Meta Platforms was worth around $922 billion at the end of 2021, but is currently worth around $272 billion, a shocking 70% decline in 10 months -- (link)" by decline

This is obviously a poor implementation of VR/metaverse, but I just don't think people will care about this stuff until it looks like real life. -- nm

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Oct 27 '22, 08:12

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I just don’t care about it, period. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 27, 09:26
I don't think it has to look like real life, I think it has to look like something you can't do in real life. -- nm - Ender Oct 27, 08:28
Kim and I were having this conversation just yesterday. I think the tech needs to improve by a factor of 300 before it can gain any traction. - David Oct 27, 08:19 1
- Meanwhile they're losing $12 billion a year on it. -- nm - Ender Oct 27, 08:24
I don't think it needs to look like real life. I think it needs to look really cool. And I'm not sure if that's easier or harder. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 08:17 5
- this is where i fall, i don't need to go to a virtual realistic boring mall, i want to go somewhere fantastic. -- nm* - Andie Oct 27, 08:27
- The first step is that it needs to look believable enough that people don't get motion-sick in 90 seconds. - David Oct 27, 08:21 3
  - I think for some people that's going to just make it worse as the lack of inner ear feedback is going to be even more disconnected - JD Oct 27, 08:29 1
    - Coincidentally, CNet was just discussing the first viable omni-treadmill a few days ago. I suspect we're at least five years away from a legit one. -- nm - David Oct 27, 08:31
  - That's for actually using it. My point stands for avoiding merciless mocking of it. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 08:22
But I already live in real life, why would I want to go through all the hassles for that? I want it to look like Snow Crash or Ready Player One ;-) -- nm* - JD Oct 27, 08:14

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