Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO

Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by blowski on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @04:19PM (#31587489)

In the 90s, the internet was very much being used. It was so exciting that my friends and I sat waiting for 20-30 seconds to see content. We exchanged messages, played each other on Comamand and Conquer, looked at edgy content on forums.

Now, my Oculus headset sits gathering dust in a cupboard. Nobody I know wants it because it's so boring using it for more than half an hour.

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by jmvoodoo on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @04:29PM (#31587632)

I agree with you, but my 9 year old uses our Oculus more than her tablet. She plays games with her friends from school mostly, but also watches movies on Netflix, etc.

I don't get it, but maybe I don't have to.

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by andsoitis on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @08:56PM (#31590070)

Which games does she play?

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Re:Sheryl Sandberg stepping down as Facebook COO by saberience on Thursday June 02, 2022 @02:18AM (#31591970)

Just because your lived experience is that "VR sucks" doesn't mean it's like that for everyone.

As a total counter example, I'm in my 30s, live with my girlfriend (in her 30s) and we play with our Valve Index together several times per week. We also have friends over for house parties where we play VR together (as well as Nintendo Switch.)

Now, imagine this is still "v0" of VR, that I am playing it on a weekly basis etc with my non-gamer girlfriend, I can easily imagine this being massive in 10 years.

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