To be fair, nfts and vr were never forced on consumers quite like AI is. VR is incredible for certain types of gaming. NFTs are also incredible too. They allow you to quickly identify morons with disposable income.
NFTs are also incredible too.
You had me in the first half, ngl
I upvoted the comment while reading it, then removed the upvote, then put it back.
Correct, the only idiotic thing about VR is buying your hardware from Mark Zuckerberg. As the folks in the VR community here are already aware, I got my Steam Frame the other day and basically the only reason I've had to take it off my face since then is because the thing has a finite battery life.
It's funny how people were comparing the Frame to Quest, saying it's DOA because of the price, niche device only for a few enthusiasts.
Meanwhile, the Frame is flying off the shelves and the waitlist seems to be twice as long as the number of the units available. :(
It turns out there really is a market for a standalone capable wireless headset provided that it actually respects your privacy.
VR and AR both have massive unrealised potential. It just seems the tech isn't quite there to break through just yet, especially for AR.
AR has so many unsolvable privacy issues it's wild ..
I think the second panel is not referring to VR in general but rather Metaverse specifically.
What you mean Mark Zuckerberg's unlicensed digital daycare scheme?
Jokes aside, they all have something in common: a technology that can be useful in some very specific niches, but is advertised as a solution to all problems in the world and usd in large scale for things they shouldn't be used for, just to grab investors' money
I still can't believe people bought those stupid monkey digital photos
I met someone once who had "invested" in these. Like, thousands of pounds. He thought he was super clever, talked down to us because we were so far out of the loop. I do wonder what happened to him. Poor guy.
he learned nothing and is now chasing AI stonks
I still don't understand the part where some got 'stolen' and were held hostage...
This is the future you don’t want to be left behind do you?
Can they just get in their little fucking bunkers already, and we can seal them off? Not many guillotines required, the stupid fucks can corner themselves and rot... much easier
At least VR is great for porn
I tried it once, in the early times. They hadn't figured out the scaling at all. Lady was supposed to come sit in your face.
She didn't get closer, she got bigger. Much bigger.
Would be phenomenal for the giantess crowd. Scared me off for life.
Edit : nobody press the arrows now leave it there
That sounds just horrible. Where is that, so I can avoid it at all costs?
"This is the future and if it fails I stand to lose billions so you definitely don't want to be left behind, do you?"
zuck did immeasurable harm to vr by trying to dominate the field. utter decimation of expectations. he made a fool out of all of it.
i like what i've seen about the steam frame so far and look forward to having one hopefully. never, not once, not ever, shall i pressure anyone else into it; it's a personal interest, personal to ME and others who choose to adopt it.
Gee, it's almost like pressuring people into something makes it super not enjoyable for anyone. Anywho, I'm off to Google something only to scroll past the AI generated response I didn't ask for and can't disable.
Kagi is right there, bro. You don't have to keep going back to the abuser.
Yeah, I use ddg, I was more making a point.
The moment it was clear they couldn't figure out what the "Next Big Thing" was they started throwing shit at the wall before going "well if we can't find the next best thing, we'll force it on them!"
That's how we got to where we are with AI.
To be left behind is nothing someone should be afraid.
Actually, can they just leave me alone?
Ageing a really funny experience. As a young person being left behind like that was unthinkable. I'd do anything to not get left behind. Now that I am a lot older I couldn't care less if I get left behind. I've found what makes me happy, I don't need to keep up anymore. It's so freeing.
I'm so happy I haven't heard the term Blockchain in a while connected to the next amazing technology. I'll be happy when LLM goes that way too.
Block chain for LLMs.
Half wondering if I could just make a website and get VC funding for just the idea.
Poker in VR is social and fun. The rhythm games like Beat Saber and Pistol whip are pretty cool too.
This meme isn't a jab at VR or any other single technology, VR is a good piece of tech. But its still one of those technologies that were way overhyped by tech bro billionaires.
If this is the future, yes, please leave me behind.
Even if every developer has a max subscription and uses it to mostly or completely automate their coding activities...how many people is that? A few hundred thousand? Where are these supposed revenues going to come from?
VR is cool and the new meta glasses that are basically a vr headset in a glasses form factor is the direction that will make it far better. Too bad it’s all ruined because it’s a meta product and they insist you have an account for what is undoubtedly the most aggressive data collection in the entire world
Software freedom: turns out we can choose our future anytime we want.
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