JD on Nostr: The Metaverse was just too early. Zuck made a bet. And being too early, as the maxium ...
The Metaverse was just too early. Zuck made a bet. And being too early, as the maxium goes, is the same as being wrong. A decade too early IMO.
We might not call it "the metaverse" though when it arrives. It'll be extensions of our reality in virtual spaces. Sort of an AR (augmented reality). My favourite example is the mall.
If we "Google Mapped" aka took photos of the entire mall then we could send our avatars there to go shopping. Instead of retailers' 2D websites... We will send our avatars shopping, pick up virtual shoes to check out and virtually pay for them.
Imagine instead of "not" being at work, you could send your avatar to the office while you are working at home IRL. Once wearable tech gets better, more seamless, I think this AR capability will have traction. Metaverse will just be 3D representations of the analog world.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/technology/mark-zuckerbergs-metaverse-vr-horizon-worlds.htmlPublished at
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