[consumer451]

> The metaverse will happen, IMO. The tech is just not there, yet.

This seems possible, and it just sounds so awful to me. Think about the changes to the human condition that arose from the smartphone.

People at concerts and other events scrolling phones, parents missing their children growing up while scrolling their phones. Me, "watching" a movie, scrolling my phone.

VR/AR makes all that sound like a walk in the park.

[richardw]

“We went outside this weekend. Terrible. I wasn’t hot anymore, the smog was everywhere. House was tiny. No AI to help with conversations and people were unfriendly. I’m staying plugged in, where we can fly amongst the stars on unicorns. Some say it’s fake but I say life has been fake for a while.”