@despicablyawesome
the second he said "you can virtually go to a concert and buy merch" it was clear that the whole point was to sell stuff and expose us to ads every second of our day
@pup64hcp
One sucky part is that "metaverse" was already a word before Facebook rebranded as Meta. So not only is this them cheaply attempting to distance themselves from the shitty things Facebook is known for, but they're also naming themselves in just such a way that "Metaverse" is now a brand name that they own, and any other virtual world thing either has to be specified as "lowercase-m metaverse" or we need a new name for them. Basically it's just dumb and the pinnacle of megacorp and I hate it.
@OneTopic
it seems like Mark’s preferred audience/user base are those he assumes don’t evolve their internet or online experience outside of what he directly provides them, so i suppose it makes sense that he’s telling them this is new, even though it is not true.
@u06jo3vmp
2:42 The first time I saw that Metaverse ad, I was like "hey that 3D model of Mark Zuckerberg looks pretty nice, only a little bit of uncanniness, looks like they're on to something!" before I realized that's the actual Mark Zuckerberg, not the Metaverse model
@milkdromeda7.041
Mark literally makes my skin crawl. The way he markets moving backwards in technology as revolutionary is gross.
@gooseourlord
you know I always thought it’d be cool to live in a cyberpunk dystopia cuz at least I’d get a cool robot arm. yet here I am, living in said dystopia with a severe lack of cool robot arm
@Madeleinewith3Es
I laugh every time I remember that "we'll have legs soon" was one of Zuck's latest hype points, as though legs are gonna make that boring-ass world any better. VR Chat is free and I can run around as an anime catboy or Grimm from Billy and Mandy or an oddly detailed dragon demon girl, and one of my friends is doing karaoke with me as a lamp. He's pitching this new world to folks who don't already live online and he wants it to be bland and easily monetized instead.
@MHurley21
The first time I saw the word "metaverse" was in Persona 5, and it referred to an abstract dimensional overlay that criminals could abuse to enslave the masses. It's odd to me that Zuckerburger thinks that was a good name for his latest doodad.
@saltshaker4739
As a sci-fi nerd and someone interested in VR and the future of it, it's good to see almost all of the VR community reject Facebook's metaverse. I've seen the term "Nexus" thrown around as a community-built version of what Facebook claims to be making. Also the term "metaverse" comes from a dystopian cyberpunk novel called Snow Crash, so they're literally spelling that one out for us.
@trista7997
i like how every feature of the metaverse he advertises (working, learning, seeing friends) is something you can literally do irl and for fucking free, it's absurd but also pretty evil that they are trying to market things that we already have to us, and it's even worse that a lot of people will probably end up buying into it
@wariodedede
This is a minor criticism compared to Eddy's complete beat down of Meta, but I hate the Rayman-esque avatars in horizon worlds. They look like Mii's and Xbox live avatars rolled into one making it so bland and safe. Eddy brought up VRchat which has a plethora of styles for your character and seeing something like Sora, Kermit the frog, and Hank Hill inside a night club is so much more interesting and funny to see. Not only that but you can see the full characters! Having a 5 year old game looking and playing better than a billion dollar company's "new" product is laughable and I'm glad people are laughing at it.
@Norogoth
The metaverse is the perfect embodiment of being "terminally online."
@GuineaPigEveryday
Its ironic that while they keep emphasising the positives of the metaverse, so much of our pop-culture tells us falling for the trap of living in a virtual world is wrong and dangerous and exploitative. They couldn't have chosen a worser brand to invest in because it already carries risky cultural connotations, even more so as we all grow sick of Zoom and online communication. But in terms of the virtual world, almost everyone knows what the Matrix is, let alone other sci-fi stories in either something like Black Mirror or Love, Death Robots and all the older sci-fi literature too that keeps reminding us: don't fall for the promise of a virtual world. And with the memes of VRChat and how VR is still not that much more immersive than it was 10 years ago, none of us are taking this Metaverse very seriously, and rightly so.
@mcsmultimedia
One thing I have never understood from the beginning of this metaverse concept is how Meta is expecting stores to exist and sell clothes online. Not just NFTs, but like modeled clothes that you can "try on" before buying it. Like a previous commenter said, it would be impossible to have all those items modeled. 3D modeling isn't easy. Most stores (especially local and not corporate stores) cannot and will not hire someone to model everything just for a few people to see. I am really convinced that the Metaverse is just a scam and a crappy VR game.
@gabecube_8894
I agree, Edward
@notanarsonist7574
In Mark's defense, 10 years is probably like 6 months for his species so youtube is like a whole new thing
@macrobertson25
Eddy is starting to perfect the "fake glasses and mustache" look. Do you think if he takes the glasses off the mustache comes off too?
@rowybowie
Thank god there aren't literally thousands of books and movies about why a virtual world that requires all of your attention/money/time/etc. that's run by a sketchy company is dangerous and a terrible idea. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so excited for the Oasis- oh fuck, um, Horizon Worlds.
@Bungusmcbean
I imagine if Eddy takes off his glasses, his nose and moustache come off too
@EddyBurback