Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoThe only good thing about 'AI' is that no-one is talking about the fucking metaverse anymore...message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down13
arrow-up1111arrow-down1message-squareThe only good thing about 'AI' is that no-one is talking about the fucking metaverse anymore...Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareNONE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoThe current TechBro fetish, just like the Metaverse was, and the NFTs, and the Crypto. When the bubble burst, which will be the next TechBro fetish?
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoOnly, NFTs and Crypto are relatively accessible; anyone can get in on the game. The Metaverse is a monopoly. The bubbles are still going, BTW. Bitcoin prices are currently higher than they have ever been, thanks to America re-electing the Fascist Orangutan.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoThe Metaverse is the invention of Neal Stephenson in his book Snow Crash. He incidentally also invented the word cyber space IIRC. It’s cool, I want it. Not the crap that fuckberg tries to push on people like used bubblegum but the real thing. A shame VR makes me vomit…
minus-squareVinny_93@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoQuantum computing. It would have already been but it still has a very nerdy, no real-world application vibe.
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 days agoWell the real world application is breaking nearly all existing encryption. Criminals and spies are going to have a field day once it becomes practical.
The current TechBro fetish, just like the Metaverse was, and the NFTs, and the Crypto.
When the bubble burst, which will be the next TechBro fetish?
Only, NFTs and Crypto are relatively accessible; anyone can get in on the game. The Metaverse is a monopoly.
The bubbles are still going, BTW. Bitcoin prices are currently higher than they have ever been, thanks to America re-electing the Fascist Orangutan.
The Metaverse is the invention of Neal Stephenson in his book Snow Crash. He incidentally also invented the word cyber space IIRC.
It’s cool, I want it. Not the crap that fuckberg tries to push on people like used bubblegum but the real thing.
A shame VR makes me vomit…
Quantum computing. It would have already been but it still has a very nerdy, no real-world application vibe.
Well the real world application is breaking nearly all existing encryption.
Criminals and spies are going to have a field day once it becomes practical.