cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/56884744

AI infrastructure will provides Meta with a “strategic advantage,” Zuckerberg said. He once said almost the exact same thing about the metaverse.

  • kalleboo@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    I mean I’m a big fan of VR but it’s clearly been a money pit for meta, their massive investment in it is never going to pay back, they were betting on selling “metaverse” real estate rather than making money on the hardware

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      2 hours ago

      That whole thing was weird. Like, even if it was a perfect simulation, it still wouldn’t keep me dry and warm like real real estate, nor could I keep my stuff there.

    • mPony@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      they weren’t paying attention when people tried that very same thing in SecondLife

    • Damage@feddit.it
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      5 hours ago

      It could have worked with a more measured approach, but they’ve been stupid about it.