It was "Meta", but now they're going all-in on AI, so they'll probably want to go "MetAI" except that it's lame and so are all the other various portmanteaus, so they'll pivot to something inexplicable and wild like "Everything" or "AllAI"
It'll be a sad day for the people who lose their jobs because some idiot wasted colossal amounts of money on a delusional dream. Then again it was their choice to work for one of the most evil companies on the planet, so I don't really pity them.
Honestly I'm a little sad, and its stupid... But I wanted to share.
I have never once set... foot? inside the metaverse, but I always envisioned it ending up like the Oasis from Ready Player One (great book).
I think the concept of VR could have such crazy legs if they just get the treadmill/walking situation fully ironed out, and at a reasonable price point.
Just because Meta killed their attempt it doesn't mean the concept of the Metaverse is dead.
VRChat is the best actualized version of the concept we have and it has been going strong before, during and after this entire bullshit with Facebook.
I think the metaverse would be cool too, but I think it needs to be made by enthusiasts and not heartless corporations. Or crypto scammers. So while I don't care that Meta's shitty attempt is gone, I'm still looking forward to something cooler in the future.
People hang out in video games anyway, so hanging out in the metaverse isn't that farfetched imo.
Is that where my friend wanted me to buy "real estate" a few years ago? He said he had gotten $200,000 invested and was going to retire once he sold... I suppose we are back to the original plan now, "Chick-Fil-A Chef Until 75"
Unless it's a part of meta horizons I didn't know about (which is very possible, I interacted about 3 minutes with it), that particular metaverse might have been some crypto/NFT bullshit rather.
This sounds like something à la "decentraland" a.k.a cryptobros trying to sell plots in a terrible empty virtual world because some day it'll sell for bazillions dollars, trust us.
Well. the plots are NFTs, so it's just a subset of it really.
Part of the so-called "web3" bullshit, the crypto people's wet dream of a unified metaverse where every shitty asset is a financial investment and video games are not fun unless they're grindy AI slop with a promised RoI.
Wait you actually know someone that fell for that? That's nuts. I know they planned to monetize digital real estate before the metaverse even existed but I didn't realize it actually happened.
What are you, some kind of communist? Next thing you're going to say the government should spend its money on healthcare instead of bombing schoolgirls. Preposterous!
Meta is backtracking on its plans to shut down the VR version of its metaverse. The company now plans to support Horizon Worlds in VR for the "foreseeable future," though users shouldn't expect new games, CTO Andrew Bosworth said in an update.
glad they're finally realizing the metaverse is bullshit. the term came from early cyberpunk (genre, not franchise) media to describe the internet as we know it before it was invented and properly named.
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jaennaet@sopuli.xyz · 87 pts · 187d
etchinghillside@reddthat.com · 28 pts · 187d
We taking bets on the next rebrand name?
breezeblock@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 187d
AI
jaennaet@sopuli.xyz · 20 pts · 187d
brsrklf@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 186d
Since there is still nothing actually worth calling "metaverse" as the sci-fi concept it was promised to be, they might go for something around AGI.
jaennaet@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 186d
brsrklf@jlai.lu · 4 pts · 186d
Oh great, because billionaires shitting on Tolkien wasn't enough.
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 187d
I'm going to guess they'll keep it and justify it as "metadata". Like the metadata of it's users that it sells
klu9@piefed.social · 11 pts · 187d
Nothing But Bots ™️
kat_angstrom@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 186d
It was "Meta", but now they're going all-in on AI, so they'll probably want to go "MetAI" except that it's lame and so are all the other various portmanteaus, so they'll pivot to something inexplicable and wild like "Everything" or "AllAI"
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 187d
AI
I can call you Meta, and Meta you can call me AI. Call me AI.
Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social · 4 pts · 187d
Dead Internet Company
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 184d
It's not dead. I have elderly relatives who still use it.
XLE@piefed.social · 3 pts · 186d
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 184d
Meatverse?
etchinghillside@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 183d
Slathered in sweet baby rays bbq sauce.
deacon@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 187d
It’s like tattooing your new girlfriend’s name on your ass.
YaksDC@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 187d
More like tattooing that name on your face.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 184d
More like tattooing her ass on your face, and everyone in the bar nodding and saying "Been there, won't be going back."
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 186d
"Hi im 's boyfriend. No no that is my legal name." Behavoir
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 34 pts · 187d
How do you spend billions of dollars and not produce any content anyone wants? What were those thousands of man-hours spent doing?
veeesix@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 187d
✊💦
YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca · 34 pts · 187d
Any half decent company would fire its CEO after that disaster.
ZombieCyborgFromOuterSpace@piefed.ca · 21 pts · 187d
That would be up to the shareholders. But Zuck holds the majority.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 184d
So he could fire himself if he were more rational.
inari@piefed.zip · 25 pts · 187d
I'm sure the 6 Metaverse users are very disappointed right now
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 24 pts · 186d
Truly a sad day for no one in particular.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 186d
It'll be a sad day for the people who lose their jobs because some idiot wasted colossal amounts of money on a delusional dream. Then again it was their choice to work for one of the most evil companies on the planet, so I don't really pity them.
MyVeryRealName@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 179d
Tbf they wouldn't have even got their jobs if it weren't for the delusional dream
leoj@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 186d
Honestly I'm a little sad, and its stupid... But I wanted to share.
I have never once set... foot? inside the metaverse, but I always envisioned it ending up like the Oasis from Ready Player One (great book).
I think the concept of VR could have such crazy legs if they just get the treadmill/walking situation fully ironed out, and at a reasonable price point.
LiveLM@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 186d
Just because Meta killed their attempt it doesn't mean the concept of the Metaverse is dead.
VRChat is the best actualized version of the concept we have and it has been going strong before, during and after this entire bullshit with Facebook.
k0e3@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 186d
I don't think that's stupid at all.
I think the metaverse would be cool too, but I think it needs to be made by enthusiasts and not heartless corporations. Or crypto scammers. So while I don't care that Meta's shitty attempt is gone, I'm still looking forward to something cooler in the future.
People hang out in video games anyway, so hanging out in the metaverse isn't that farfetched imo.
manxu@piefed.social · 19 pts · 187d
Is that where my friend wanted me to buy "real estate" a few years ago? He said he had gotten $200,000 invested and was going to retire once he sold... I suppose we are back to the original plan now, "Chick-Fil-A Chef Until 75"
brsrklf@jlai.lu · 2 pts · 186d
Unless it's a part of meta horizons I didn't know about (which is very possible, I interacted about 3 minutes with it), that particular metaverse might have been some crypto/NFT bullshit rather.
This sounds like something à la "decentraland" a.k.a cryptobros trying to sell plots in a terrible empty virtual world because some day it'll sell for bazillions dollars, trust us.
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 184d
Yeah, that makes even NFTs look like a sound investment.
brsrklf@jlai.lu · 1 pts · 183d
Well. the plots are NFTs, so it's just a subset of it really.
Part of the so-called "web3" bullshit, the crypto people's wet dream of a unified metaverse where every shitty asset is a financial investment and video games are not fun unless they're grindy AI slop with a promised RoI.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 186d
Wait you actually know someone that fell for that? That's nuts. I know they planned to monetize digital real estate before the metaverse even existed but I didn't realize it actually happened.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 187d
All "AI-first" companies will do this too in 2 years.
radiouser@crazypeople.online · 13 pts · 187d
How much money was wasted on this pointless endeavour?
dgriffith@aussie.zone · 20 pts · 187d
Oh, you know, only about 80 billion.
Could have given 10 bucks to everyone on earth, would've had more impact.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 186d
What are you, some kind of communist? Next thing you're going to say the government should spend its money on healthcare instead of bombing schoolgirls. Preposterous!
dgriffith@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 186d
laughs in country with public healthcare
Yeah you guys should really sort that out.
Kissaki@feddit.org · 10 pts · 186d
Innerworld@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 186d
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/meta-decides-not-to-shut-down-horizon-worlds-on-vr-after-all/
unknown1234_5@kbin.earth · 6 pts · 186d
glad they're finally realizing the metaverse is bullshit. the term came from early cyberpunk (genre, not franchise) media to describe the internet as we know it before it was invented and properly named.
Satomune@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 186d
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 184d
No do the same with the unwanted AI shit.