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I cannot think of a scenario in which the metaverse is a tangible benefit for society and humanity. To me this is highly sofisticated escapism and may seems benign today, but in 10-15 years, if it catches on, will be very scary.

Even tho Mark believe he's doing the right thing here, to me this metaverse thing is evil.

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Now people can get the immersion they crave, what they probably wanted most from fiction in the first place.

You say the metaverse is evil but where do you draw the line? If you fill your waking hours pursuing other forms of fiction, is that any better?

I draw the line at Facebook/Meta, a company that is known to maximize user engagement despite knowing the negative consequence it can have.

You could describe a lot of companies like that. Do you dislike Facebook/Meta in particular because it is the most successful at it?

Yes.

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