Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’ • Hacker News Board

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by chaostheory » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:44 PM UTC

artfulhippo wrote: post #55

The Verge podcast[0] where Zuck made this comment was quite revealing. Without naming Apple specifically, Zuck managed to communicate an intense fear that Facebook would be locked out of Apple's upcoming AR platform. Is the 'metaverse' inevitable? Or is it merely sci-fi wishful thinking? If 'interoperability' and 'decentralization' means that you can't avoid targeted advertising, I'll pass. [0]: https://www.theverge.…

It’s already here. All you need to see it is either Steam VR or Oculus. Then try Virtual Chat, Alt space, Rec Room, or Facebook’s Horizon.

Even Roblox and Minecraft support VR now

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by tharne » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:45 PM UTC

heavyset_go wrote: post #133

Sounds like Zuckerberg is getting high off of his own fumes. This is the 2021 version of "Facebook is changing the world!" Also, Second Life did it first in 2006.

> "Facebook is changing the world!"

Zuck wasn't wrong when he said this, I just don't think the change he had in mind was giving a platform to anti-vax conspiracy theorists and helping Russian troll farms influence U.S. elections. That is one way to change the world though.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by mnd999 » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:45 PM UTC

This is just AOL or Compuserve again. Zuck wants you to use Facebook for everything without the need for any other site.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by nradov » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:46 PM UTC

spideymans wrote: post #104

cameronh90 wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Instagram has already peaked and is on the down-trend. TikTok is what the kids are using now - and they're valued at about half of what FB is valued at, so unlikely that FB will be able to buy them. Maybe FB will buy whatever replaces TikTok.

>Maybe FB will buy whatever replaces TikTok. It's unlikely that the government would permit such a sale.

If Facebook buys the next TikTok as a small startup when they have minimal market share then the federal government would have no legal basis to block a sale.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by seanalexander » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:47 PM UTC

Just came here to say Snow Crash deserves way better than this.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by zh3 » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:47 PM UTC

CyanBird wrote: post #98

matheusmoreira wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This sort of disruption will probably be considered virtual terrorism one day... Imagine the CIA torturing some poor soul over dicks in the zuckerverse.

Given that Israel already called a "new type of terrorism" when an ice cream company didn't feel comfortable working on the country anymore, then I'd say that we are not far from that at all

One has to tread very carefully when mentioning Israel in any context.

That said, I couldn't follow the logic of that; how exactly is it that Ben and Jerry's deciding not to sell ice cream in the occupied palestinian territories a "new type of terrorism" against Israel? (esp. as the B&J factory is apparently in Israel).

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by Vrondi » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:47 PM UTC

I was thinking of buying an Occulus Rift, and Facebook buying Occulus is the thing that guaranteed I'd never buy one. People said it wouldn't be a problem, and now you must log in with a Facebook account in order to use your Occulus hardware. No way.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by Apocryphon » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:48 PM UTC

spideymans wrote: post #104

cameronh90 wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Instagram has already peaked and is on the down-trend. TikTok is what the kids are using now - and they're valued at about half of what FB is valued at, so unlikely that FB will be able to buy them. Maybe FB will buy whatever replaces TikTok.

>Maybe FB will buy whatever replaces TikTok. It's unlikely that the government would permit such a sale.

The governments, one should say.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by seanalexander » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:48 PM UTC

heavyset_go wrote: post #133

Sounds like Zuckerberg is getting high off of his own fumes. This is the 2021 version of "Facebook is changing the world!" Also, Second Life did it first in 2006.

Second Life was awesome, but it owes a ton of intellectual debt to The Palace from the 1990s, which had a robust and functional version of FORTH built into it.

Re: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will turn into a ‘metaverse’

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Post by zh3 » Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 5:49 PM UTC

tharne wrote: post #142

heavyset_go wrote: post #133

Sounds like Zuckerberg is getting high off of his own fumes. This is the 2021 version of "Facebook is changing the world!" Also, Second Life did it first in 2006.

> "Facebook is changing the world!" Zuck wasn't wrong when he said this, I just don't think the change he had in mind was giving a platform to anti-vax conspiracy theorists and helping Russian troll farms influence U.S. elections. That is one way to change the world though.

Let's not forget Myanmar.