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Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by Animats on Friday November 17, 2017 @01:40AM (#15719606)
Who wants to wear a VR headset for hours on end?
Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by Blazespinnaker on Friday November 17, 2017 @01:44AM (#15719630)
Yeah, I think it makes a very poignant statement about the potential of VR headsets when VR enthusiasts don't want to use them. SLers are the real deal, people like zuck just don't get it. Too many people have dismissed SL foolishly. Glad it survived and proved them mostly wrong.
Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by jabretti on Friday November 17, 2017 @08:19AM (#15721716)
>Too many people have dismissed SL foolishly. Glad it survived and proved them mostly wrong.

I dunno, ten years ago a lot of people were predicting that Second Life would be the Next Big Thing, and assuring me that I should really be buying up Second Life real estate with my hard-earned real-world money because soon it'd be worth a lot more.

Second Life has survived, but it certainly hasn't gone mainstream. It's just another weird corner of the internet with its own community, and good luck to 'em.

Re:Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world... by whatyoucantsay on Friday November 17, 2017 @07:32AM (#15721449)
Nearly every PSVR owner I've met.