Comments by "Mark Armage" (@markarmage3776) on "Facebook's Collapse \u0026 The Metaverse Crusade" video.
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When you try it, you would know. Simply put, putting that really cool VR is a lot more interesting than looking at your phone.
VR gaming hasn't existed yet, because it lacks the technology to do so. Compare the earliest model of smartphones to now. The volume of content hasn't exploded at that time because the processing power of such earlier phones are too weak.
VR content creator depends on the level of VR goggles. And because very few people can now own a high quality one, they hasn't made it yet. Like the development of high end gaming, to get one, you need high end PC, only when the PC are powerful enough does the gaming market booms. When the goggles are powerful enough, which some already are, they just need to make them cheaper, once those goggles are cheaper, content creator will start going in.
VR gaming holds more potential than just normal 2d screen gaming, but all the cash poured into game development are in traditional 2d gaming, onto PC and consoles game. Once those money start pouring into VR gaming, everybody will want to play those games.
Metaverse is just a part of the the virtual reality experience, but if Meta owns the technology to develop the cheapest yet also the best VR goggles, they'll also profit big time from the VR gaming industry. With cloud computing gaming, maybe eventually you don't even have to own a high end PC for the high end goggles, so the only thing you need is the hardware, which is the VR goggles.
And to your question of why don't people meet up with their friends, this is easily explained if you have Facebook consumer data. The amount of time people spent chatting on their Messenger and Whatsapp far exceed the amount of time they spend meeting in real life by a landslide, this is easily observable, people are getting more and more detached from the real life. It's not a good thing but it's happening, Meta just want to cash in on it. Right now you can only video call each other, what happens if you can play of round of virtual golf together in the metaverse, something pretty difficult to do in real life because most people aren't rich enough to play golf.
The quality of the experience will depends on the quality of the goggles, and the quality of the goggles are going up. And the reason why don't meet up in the real world is because the real world is limited, instead of meeting up with each other that takes 3 to 5 hours, people would just rather chat over Messenger immediately without having to make plans. It's easier to connect in the virtual world.
It's not a good thing but it's happening, even if you're against it, countless idiots are still doing it. Frankly, posting your social life on to Instagram or Facebook is just ridiculous, it's like passive bragging where you post stuff intentionally for other people to see, it's quite shameless and quite dangerous if the wrong people are targeting you, but people aren't built to be logical, they do a lot of dumb stuff. For example now instead of having a profile page, in the Metaverse you can get a profile room where you create a room of virtual experiences to express yourself.
The application is endless, because it brings back new experience, and people always fall for that. Twitter is Facebook but a lot shorter, as if posting shorter messages means you'll get more meaningful messages. Tiktok is YouTube, but also shorter, same argument. People are lazy and they behave in illogical ways, Meta just want to cash in. Indulging somebody stupidity is in a way, serving your customer. Can't blame them for that.
If a company should only exist if it helps society, then Apple for sure should not exist, they sell average products for sky high prices, bad consumerism. Amazon shouldn't exist, they treat their workforce quite inhumanely compared to other type of online shopping applications even in Asia. But hey, they turn a profit, people are not that smart, they do stuff that are dumb, and these companies took advantage of those things.
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@rr7firefly Then what kind of device are you using to post your comment, pal? The typical laptop or computer is more expensive than a smartphone. I guarantee you is that you are contributing into such "pollution" more than you realize. You can't escape it, pal. if anything, with all the companies around you, Facebook is one of the least damaging company to the world environment.
The world is far bigger than the little bubble you call America, Facebook is crucial to countless businesses overseas.
Countless things that you're currently doing plays no role in "making a better world", stop the hypocrisy, pal. Facebook is like any other company trying to make money, you can't criticize them for doing so because you're actively participating in a lot of other unnecessary stuff.
The whole purpose of companies are to indulge the customers wishes for entertainment and joyful experience, every company does that.
People want a chair, it has to be a pretty chair, even if the cost and the use of resources is higher. People want shoes? It has to be pretty shoes, even if they're less durable and has to be replaced more often. Human society is indulging, keep it real, pal.
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