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[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe if you're in the military or space industry, otherwise I can't see any practical use in commercial business.

No one wanted to wear them even for meetings while they were isolated, and that requires the bare minimum of effort

[–] thejml@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

They’re used quite a bit in architecture and real estate surveying/imaging. VR is a great way to view a building that hasn’t been built yet, for instance.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well if you can’t see any practical use for it, let’s just shutter the whole industry 🙄

[–] Metal_Zealot@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

It'll do that itself