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Re:The metaverse is bullshit by LegitShady on Saturday October 30, 2021 @05:24AM (#29047318)
>You can tell this absolutely makes no sense, because if we're in the metaverse, why the heck am I driving a car around? I can fly, can't I? Or if I can't, I'm going to open up a shop next door that sells metaverse helicopter rides. If I make a vehicle in the metaverse, I'm going add rocket launchers and nos, because that's way more fun than driving a Camry around.

The corporate metaverse will be advertiser driven. You won't be able to put rocket launchers on a car except in specific zones where violence is allowed. You'll have to pay the metaverse operator to get your helicopter approved, and they'll want 30% of anything you make from helicopter rides.

All of this is an advertiser friendly second life with no reason to participate. I've had plenty of fun in VR but I want nothing to do with advertiser driven VR, and a metaverse even less.

Re:The metaverse is bullshit by skohan on Saturday October 30, 2021 @06:11AM (#29047543)
Just what we need: an escape from this world into one where corporations literally control the rules of reality.
Re:The metaverse is bullshit by LegitShady on Saturday October 30, 2021 @04:08PM (#29051913)
I think we need to rename the Metaverse into the Zuckerverse so that its more honest. In the zuckerberg you can take an ad from one game to another, a microtransaction from one game to another, and advertisers can send you ads right to your credit card!

incredible work zuck.