counternotionsWhy you never heard the words “metaverse” or “VR” at WWDC23.
Metaverse market value predictions
McKinsey: $5 trillion
Citi: $13 trillion
Reality:
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/metaverse-zuckerberg-pr-hype/
via @FrankPasquale
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Gabriel Pettier@counternotions @FrankPasquale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiZhdpLXZ8Q this glorious takedown of the whole premise really hit home for me months ago.
I like VR, i bought two devices and i use it daily at work, but the *metaverse*? like talking to people there and worse, buying stuff? no thank you, it's a terrible idea, but i just didn't know how terrible until i saw that.
The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse
Don Dechert@tshirtman @counternotions @FrankPasquale That's a wonderful explanation of the "MetaVerse" and its hype. The credulity of journalists, exemplified in the Decentralland Fashion Show, is something to behold, but also ties nicely with his NFT/crypto video https://youtu.be/YQ_xWvX1n9g.
