Finally an argument that makes some sense. One example I can think of, would be using this technology to allow someone who is disabled or has social anxiety to attend a meeting at their local city hall and even potentially ask a question to their city council.
I find the cartooney nature of the metaverse as presented by Facebook to be amateurish and annoying, but if this tech can be used to enable people who could not otherwise to be more involved in things that affect their lives, that significantly changes my opinion on it.
I tried to list possible uses for Third Room as a platform here: https://thirdroom.io/preview#what-can-you-use-it-for. From my point of view, social hanging out like Second Life is just one of many (a bit like how text chat webapps are just one use for the Web).
Finally an argument that makes some sense. One example I can think of, would be using this technology to allow someone who is disabled or has social anxiety to attend a meeting at their local city hall and even potentially ask a question to their city council.
I find the cartooney nature of the metaverse as presented by Facebook to be amateurish and annoying, but if this tech can be used to enable people who could not otherwise to be more involved in things that affect their lives, that significantly changes my opinion on it.