On: The Great Bifurcation

[bluetomcat]

I am utterly confused about the visions for the Metaverse. Would it be a parallel economy where people can find work, start businesses, buy and sell "3D" property, talk to audiences in an imaginary 3D world? Or probably some kind of a channel that substitutes in-person meetings and social life? In both ways it looks like a dangerous proposition where some arbitrary company defines your reality and the rules of life, the available forms of expression, the available actions, etc.

[colinmhayes → bluetomcat]

I think the idea is that it's all of the above. Facebook is trying to create an all encompassing space that effectively replaces the internet.

[dcist → colinmhayes]

It will be censored, curated, moderated, and filtered by Facebook. No thanks.