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by jhobag 1331 days ago
VR doesn't need to capture the average facebook user/masses. As long as META can retain devs/early adopters, with great hardware, the ecosystem/community has already been built. High ROI is only inevitable, whales in MMORPG's spend the money because theres a genuine connection with the players/community, that should've become apparent to everyone with NFTs/crypto.

If Zucc's bets on acquiring whatsapp and instagram were plays on time spent/attention, should track that he understands the killer app of VR is going to be time spent/attention. VR isnt just a new medium to tell stories, if it taps into something more primal than anything a screen can convey, then the "next platform" race has already started and META is ahead by leagues
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augustuspolius 1331 days ago
VR absolutely needs to capture the average FB user and the masses. Zuck is not building the new WoW or an NFT marketplace. His goal is to create a highly social, highly monetizable, work/play platform for the planet.

> that should've become apparent to everyone with NFTs/crypto

Right, that's why FB, Meta and its metaverse are so highly regarded in the crypto community.

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discardable_dan 1331 days ago
Is the plan actually VR, or to use it as a stepping stone to AR?
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