The metaverse was to be for businesses what the fediverse is for people.

@showerthoughts Thank goodness the metaverse never took off, but still gotta be on guard against moves towards that BS.

Something like that, but most people probably don't realise the scope Zuckerberg had in mind for the Metaverse.

Mostly because it's ridiculous, but Zuckerberg imagined everything could be Metaverse. Work, but not just office and meetings, but also production both design and factories.

For home use shopping was pretty obvious, but even that seemingly low hanging fruit doesn't work. I bet he thought dating and holidays could be a thing too, somewhat like Total Recall.

It's kind of hilarious to try to imagine Zuckerberg lying awake at night, and think: "HEY! This crazy thing could work too, man this is going to be big."

LOL

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