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Does anyone think that the Fediverse would make a much better next phase for the web then all of this Metaverse bull? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Hyperi0n@lemm.ee to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I'd much rather see sites like Lemmy, PeerTube, and Mastodon see widespread adoption then the dystopian cyberpunk fever dream in the head of Zuckerburg. Did you not read the novel dude? It's a freaking warning! That's like Jeff Bezos reading Fahrenheit 451 and going "holy crap dude, gotta make that a reality like, yesterday!" I want the Fediverse, not the Metaverse! Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

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[–] QuoteNat@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The irony is that if my memory of how it's described in the book serves me correctly, the OASIS there was basically a pay to win free to play game even without the big bad corporation taking over. Like it's an entire plot point during the beginning of the book that the main character is stuck on the world for a virtual school because he can't afford the in game transportation fare to leave it.

[–] Spendies@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I think you're right. My memory of the book is rustier, I know they changed a lot, and I can't remember all of the differences. My thought was mostly that Zuck is looking for more along the lines of what the evil corporation that wants to take it over would turn it into. Not what it was to start with.