>>46039917>>46048658>Zuckerberg was onto somethingWas.
The core assumption that his "hard" metaverse was based on, that the COVID-19 situation would become so permanent as to prompt an immediate mass adoption of expensive headsets and alien software to adapt to it, proved wrong. Three years later, 99% of people who went out to shop are back out shopping, 99% of people who went out to doctor's appointments are back out at the doctor's, physically. Only 1% of people made all digital workflows for those things a habit.
Granted, there are indeed areas where the pandemic changed everything forever like the film industry, but that wasn't enough or in the right areas to help get people to think about the "digital world" differently than they did before.
The "soft" metaverse concept that simply suggests a gradual uptick in virtual identity and communication in extremely focused areas and contexts over the years, is far more reasonable, but it also can't be invested in in the same way, so it was ignored in favor of the flashy stuff that takes zero tact, personality, or soul. Now, with all that said,
>>46039385Holoearth will probably do alright.
It's cringe to use the "metaverse" term and common meaning to describe it, but it is really just a way to host live events and centralize fan-to-fan interaction someplace, with gameplay serving to facilitate the latter a bit and keep you in the app. The digital market part is a bit much, but I'm willing to bet that's simply a long-term monetization plan to keep investors happy.
It's closer to a 2023 Club Penguin than it is a megalomaniac Zuccland, and it's probably not the worst idea all things considered.
