The makers of the metaverse want you to give up on reality

[laurex]

https://www.macleans.ca/society/technology/the-makers-of-the-metaverse-want-you-to-give-up-on-reality/

[disqard]

It's time to link this amazing short film by Keiichi Matsuda again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJg02ivYzSs

[jnash]

Am I the only one who thinks that the "metaverse" is a joke and will never amount to anything useful?

[klyrs → jnash]

No, but I do think that this push is at least 10 years too soon with regard to optics / display tech alone. Clunky headsets are a huge obstacle to adoption, and have been since I first tried VR in the 80s.