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Does anyone think that the Fediverse would make a much better next phase for the web then all of this Metaverse bull? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Hyperi0n@lemm.ee to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I'd much rather see sites like Lemmy, PeerTube, and Mastodon see widespread adoption then the dystopian cyberpunk fever dream in the head of Zuckerburg. Did you not read the novel dude? It's a freaking warning! That's like Jeff Bezos reading Fahrenheit 451 and going "holy crap dude, gotta make that a reality like, yesterday!" I want the Fediverse, not the Metaverse! Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

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[–] king_dead@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The metaverse is silicon valley's attempt to force mass adoption from the top down but tech has never worked like that. Mass adoption comes from the bottom up and selling a worthwhile product that makes peoples lives better. their only product is an aesthetic with a very limited niche at best.

[–] AdminWorker@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Oculus VR headsets are 100$ cheaper across the board from similar tech, but you have to log into "metaberse" to use them. There is a fair amount of "vendor lock in" by accident while people are experimenting with vr.