People in this thread seem to be focusing on VR and AR and immersive interaction and they're missing the point. The article is not a rebuke on these things, lots of people would love to jack into quake and run around like real life, or engage in some virtual activity while their nether regions tingle. What's being rebuked is this idea that people will walk down a street from one website to another and sit around a fake room drinking a beer with their buddies with dildos strapped to their foreheads and hundred gallon cowboy hats on. This idea that all online interaction is better when immersive is absurd if you think about it. VR games are cool, but the metaverse isn't VR games, it's VR YouTube ads and VR SMS and it's not going to catch on because it's lame.
People in this thread seem to be focusing on VR and AR and immersive interaction and they're missing the point. The article is not a rebuke on these things, lots of people would love to jack into quake and run around like real life, or engage in some virtual activity while their nether regions tingle. What's being rebuked is this idea that people will walk down a street from one website to another and sit around a fake room drinking a beer with their buddies with dildos strapped to their foreheads and hundred gallon cowboy hats on. This idea that all online interaction is better when immersive is absurd if you think about it. VR games are cool, but the metaverse isn't VR games, it's VR YouTube ads and VR SMS and it's not going to catch on because it's lame.