I Spent 24 Hours Trapped in the Metaverse | WSJ

Everyone is blabbing about the metaverse. But what does this future digital world look like?
WSJ’s Joanna Stern checked into a hotel and strapped on the Meta Quest 2 virtual-reality headset for the day. She went to work meetings with Spatial and Horizon Worlds, hung out with new avatar friends in AltspaceVR and even exercised while playing games.
0:00 The setup
1:48 Games and AltspaceVR
3:30 Meditation apps, reading and exercising
4:47 Taking meetings
6:35 What’s next for the metaverse?
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[@Master-il1sk]

1990: dont sit too close to the TV its bad for your eyes 2021:

[@nitish523]

True. Even relevant today.

[@debbY100]

LOL right?!

[@jarednovel]

If you want to experience mental breakdown then spend time on metaverse

[@VIDEOZAL]

I live in nyc. Guess what. My kids get not more than 15 min of cartoon time daily. The rest of the time I FORCE them to play in “dirt”, draw, do stupid things, hit their knees, ride bike, learn things etc. Those who say you learn online. Your not. You can’t learn anything online. It’s damaging to your brain.

[@rjstroudfrfr]

@@VIDEOZAL Dude… seriously? I understand the completely necessary and beneficial aspects of spending time outdoors, and learning things in the real world, but to say you can’t learn anything online is just blatantly false.

[@alessandra1908]

It literally looks like something that will make everyone more sad and lonely.

[@Be_Careful_Bro]

no doubt it will.

[@elijahdeprophet3914]

More private people 🤣

[@harpreetsingh-yh5vh]

You are right

[@porothashawarma2339]

@@amandaatchley5257 Plandemic

[@thesps1301]

I mean it brings people together, so I doubt that.

[@SA1NT53]

The reactions to meta verse have reinforced my faith in humanity

[@FlockofSmeagles]

It shouldn't, not understanding the vast amounts of good that will eventually come out of this space is sad.

[@SA1NT53]

@@FlockofSmeagles thinking any good will come out of this is sad.

[@FlockofSmeagles]

@@SA1NT53 The inevitable decline of the use and waste of precious metals is a pretty good start. TV's, monitors, silicon as whole. I know your monkey brain can't comprehend anything beyond what scares you, but this tech will evolve away from virtual environments. It already is. The Hololens 2, while primitive. Is a good example of what you can expect the "metaverse" to be like.

[@SA1NT53]

@@FlockofSmeagles I’m gonna take a wild guess and assume that you’re also an advocate for electric cars? I’m gonna wait until you completely engulf yourself in the meta verse, to the point to where you won’t even be able to write coherently anymore. We’ll see what good comes out of this

[@Savage_D_777]

Absolutely. I thought people were going to jump in head first. I'm glad people do want to connect with real people still.

[@smith3379]

Ever since 2020 the world has felt like a movie or one long black mirror episode

[@KunalSingh-jh3cu]

True

[@skrepy15]

the world has always been a movie… they been promoting their plans in entertainment since the beginning of time ….so when they actually release it to the public , you’re already desensitized to it . you’re more accepting of it . nothing new .

[@rocketbunny0989]

And the kid revenge is the winner😈

[@ejakaegypt]

Ever since 2012

[@trod7502]

I had said a Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode. Black mirror is about right.

[@danielcai1017]

I don't want to be trapped in Facebookland. I just want to hang out with my friends in the real world and chill.

[@wudemaya]

True. But I have a good friend living in Dubai and I'm in the US. This tech can make that hang out for us to be even closer? Or when I'm being deployed to another country for work but my wife is at home, we can still hang out! This is the future!

[@milazapallo8995]

Then do it ?

[@trulystupidgaming6642]

Trapped in Facebookland? Ironically, there are more people trapped in the real world than trapped in Facebookland. How many people are living in the real world who actually wish they were somewhere else?

[@BhamProd]

Then do it. No ones going to force you to go in. Just like with social media. No one is forcing you to post on Instagram or watch videos on Facebook. I’m sure plenty of people will boycott the meta verse and not use it. But I’m sure one day just like where the internet is at most people who aren’t using it will become disconnected from the world.

[@aungmyintoo4635]

We are all trapped with our smartphone already.

[@Sam-jf8hj]

All I know is introverts will become legends inside metaverse.

[@YumiYume]

Imagine a company like Meta pitching this as "new" when I've been in social VR (VRChat and NeosVR) for over 3,000 hours since Jan 2019. We've had avatars with legs all that time. And I've had fully tracked legs for dancing since 2020. Wouldn't ever spend 24 hours in VR or work or sleep in it, but I regularly go up to 7-8 hours in VR with friends who can't meet irl because we're all over the world.

[@gunkanjima3408]

Sounds dumb

[@HeatherPropes]

Fair enough but this will popularize it

[@lynkzi8384]

@@HeatherPropes someone isnt aware of how the launch of meta horizons went

[@user-ij4nk1jl3j]

Ikr :))

[@HeatherPropes]

I was in 2nd life about 10 years ago. Was fun but it wasn't there yet. I'll try this. I limit myself to h I urs sitting though. I don't binge shows either.

[@skerebra]

Metaverse allows you to do everything you want in the real life, forgetting that you can do all of that in the real life 😂

[@adebowalemuibi3047]

The idea is to eliminate the "supposed stress" and make people lazy to do things in real life!

[@agirlhasnoname3580]

I’ll never understand this obsession of finding a new world for humans to escape to instead of just collectively working to fix the one we already have.

[@crescentprincekronos2518]

It's hopelessness disguised as hope (false hope) this agenda that's being enacted is truly anti human. You see the warning signs all over the place.

[@Pro.Gamer10]

Some people just ignore real world problems and escape to fake worlds

[@Ieueseuei]

This is Zuckerbergs “ fixing it”

[@natsuero3078]

This is the one!!

[@Nick-qv3zg]

Underrated

[@ziksarthi]

this is so depressing no matter how good it sounds

[@nmc1859]

Yes and I think its sounds totally stupid. These 'men' casting this crsp have the $$$ (they shouldn't..we should get $$ back in taxes from them) to do much more decent things

[@Aramanela]

True, it sounds so amazing and so cool to basically do everything your doing in the real world in your room but do l so depressing. Like you'll never leave your house or have any real world interactions

[@akk8150]

The age of deception are upon us.

[@hxvideo]

It sounds terrible

[@hydrogenhoagie1385]

vr is fun in short bursts but I do not recommend playing for more than 2 hours straight. but getting quest 2 is one of the best decisions I have ever made.

[@zerofox7347]

Once everyone lives in the metaverse the real world will start to normalise 😂

[@IgorMokrushin]

It will be available only to wealthy people. The rest will live in helmets.

[@juggernautarmory517]

​@@IgorMokrushinhelmets? Elaborate

[@IgorMokrushin]

@@juggernautarmory517 Soon, at birth, they will implant a chip in the brain. It would be illegal to refuse this procedure.

[@almac3909]

That’s an interesting theory

[@gamingsnake3881]

Ok boomer

[@morten1]

Metaverse: Bringing people together towards isolation

[@jandrex007]

they isolate you to better dictate your thougts

[@aripmkboiii]

The world has literally started feeling like a sci-fi movie.

[@springrollwang4441]

Wall-E

[@SaladeDeFruitt]

@@springrollwang4441 eeeeeeeeeve

[@appuvaz]

The wrong one

[@hadyalbagu8615]

you watch mr whoistheboss dont you ya sneaky thing

[@halfdarkmoon]

"Ready player one"...

[@CarltonSmith45]

I find it hilarious that the first thing she did was isolate herself when this is being marketed as a way to be closer with each other.

[@jbrownjetmech-4783]

Quite telling.

[@pkendlers]

You can't leave your unprotected, vulnerable body at risk. But really, even in a locked environment, that is what you are doing.

[@flugmodus9214]

Excellent observation

[@sarabnadeem8500]

Great point

[@NaudVanDalen]

It beats sending text messages to your friends.

[@purposefulconnectivity]

No one explained the metaverse better to me than the Wall Street Journal. This video was superb.

[@gabec3993]

I hope this is satire.

[@rev8419]

Boomer 🤣

[@Aphe_99]

When I’m playing on VR for like 1-2 hours I feel like I’m still there when I take off my headset

[@Jayvo101]

Facts

[@battletroll1likesminecraft214]

This suddenly makes me want to go outside despite me being a introvert.

[@PixelForge83]

@@I_dont_want_an_id funny moments

[@latonyabeatty3500]

Same.

[@Lftt447]

A

[@PepprMints]

@legowaspz soft

[@omokok1877]

@@dimension-121 I think he just meant touch grass and breathe in fresh air

[@blongth89]

50 years from now kids will look back at this video and say " why are these people wearing a headset. Why can't they just plug the wire into their skull." Lol

[@tatendatasara]

People will get a chip at birth

[@spiritaam6689]

@@tatendatasara that’s not true at all.. i doubt brain chips will be allowed to be placed into undeveloped brains unless there is some medical need for intervention.

[@sneedwashere]

@@spiritaam6689 “I doubt it will be allowed” You do realize it’s currently “allowed” to mutilate infant genitalia at birth, right?

[@ravitejaknts]

Wires will gone long before the headset

[@benjamindover4337]

In 50 years nobody will remember what talking was.

[@memehistorian9551]

This really inspired me to go hiking in a forest. Best environment ad ever.

[@ericenglund2541]

fun fact: you can also work, meet friends and shopping without a computer strapped on your face.

[@liquid79]

I feel sorry for the children of our future.

[@hebamerdas9667]

So do I…

[@florecitadelcampo13]

Depends if the parents allow that… If they don’t buy vr lenses etc, there is nothing to worry

[@TheAakeeb93]

@@florecitadelcampo13 then they will feel left out. And more importantly most daily activities will revolve around using the VR, Metaverse like phones and tablets so most parents wont have any choice

[@shtfvan8084]

@@TheAakeeb93 Parents: hate me now, thank me later

[@joeldavis1040]

We don't have to let them plug in

[@selfwilliam8708]

This is by far the most inspiring thing ive ever seen...im inspired to throw away every electronic i own and run to live in the forest

[@kylow935]

Bro like legit.🤞

[@yodamaster757]

Bro at first... you scared me 😂

[@jaylo3678]

Me2. I really don’t belong in this world.

[@andreamoscoso4065]

You should, for now we can feel like we can hide but in the future we will know for sure that we cannot hide not by land nor by sea and it is true. There is only someone that can protect and guide us in our life. The normal I guess that we knew is no more but life is so worth living and we have life through someone. A channel I can recommend is Living Waters. Also here's another video about archaic Virtual Reality.

[@andreamoscoso4065]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3iVf5WMq9F8o5Y

[@xXBubbaGunXx]

I can see the value (to the tech companies) of creating the next Facebook using AR/VR technology. It can change things but I think it's definitely over hyped. It's just a tool to do the same things we've always done; socialize. And we've already had very similar tools with any kind of social hang out games. Seems like it's basically refining VR chat.

[@FlockofSmeagles]

First it was the letter. Then it was morse code. Then we got the landline phone. Eventually towers and satellites. The world wide web connected everyone on the planet in an instant. Now, we can see and interact with each other physically from anywhere on the planet. You're right, we're doing exactly what we've always done. With every social innovation came with it an entire world of change.

[@meamme6720]

no matter how well you put the metaverse its always gonna be creepy and depressing

[@jmundi2002]

Citizen user number 225854😡!Your comment is not to the liking of the elite, to appear on Monday at the Ministry of Truth for your interview with the detective of thought

[@jaconova]

@@jmundi2002 Somebody did his homework! Now we are talking! ;D

[@meamme6720]

@@jmundi2002 lol

[@BenjaminGessel]

Cweepyyy... 😏😏😏😏

[@neverhungryagain2187]

Bro you play the game all day so what

[@devileye90]

this feels eerily like a black mirror episode with commentary.

[@anishagarwal8501]

high five homie, was looking for a black mirror or ready player 1 reference 🙌

[@DeeBlackett]

My immediate thought

[@DivinityAwakened]

Once VR is nerve link gear like in Sword Art Online I'll truly feel like I'm in black mirror.

[@LaurenOliviArt]

This is the video they show you to get you on board

[@LuisGustavo-hz4gx]

Predictive programing

[@stevejacksonpianos]

A product no one wants, no one needs, debases humanity and enslaves users. What a great product!

[@bartsimpson83]

As someone who loves VR to death, I'm really glad that it has stayed a niche thing that's mainly for enthusiasts. Without the hordes of idiots you get everywhere else online, it's a fun place to go to get away from them.

[@lmSheep]

As someone who is not a complete secluded loser, thank god VR exists to keep people like you inside and occupied indoors so we never have to see and smell people like u irl

[@fencserx9423]

I’m really proud of most of humanity for taking one look at this and immediately saying “How about no”

[@acompletelyrandomuser3584]

Same, I guess not all hope is lost

[@mbarekzarra9742]

But in the end most of us will get one 😂

[@BltchErica]

@@mbarekzarra9742 no lol

[@thesnailiscoming..5736]

Why not .

[@thesnailiscoming..5736]

@@mbarekzarra9742 I will .lol looks fun .

[@thestickiestman]

Even as a person who doesn't have any proper friends, I will NEVER ever give myself into the Metaverse. I would rather be a social outcast and have a good life rather than get my data stolen whilst the dopamine in my brain gets sucked out like a vacuum

[@SpanishEnthusiastt]

I agree with you even though your a communist

[@somaliforeheadwarrior9721]

@@SpanishEnthusiastt the duality of man.

[@dustcat420]

We will make world commi again when everyone is in metaverse

[@jeffaeus2665]

You are extremely privileged to say that. Imagine being disabled, poor, not able to travel, VR metavese can provide entertainment to elderly with digital hikes, it can provide hospital bound people ways to communicate with loved ones....

[@gabrielmoreno9455]

That's what people said about the internet 20 years ago. It was exactly the same thing, people were starting to meet each other online, and many people said "this is crazy, I'll never do this".

[@RocellerAlvarez]

If you think social media is making people depressed... Wait what Metaverse will do. Zuck is even pitching getting together with your family inside metaverse like it's a good thing. Our society is doomed.

[@gamerbean2331]

as a vrchat player that already literally sleeps in vr when i get the chance you picked the worse things to do you barely touched the top of what it really is

[@phantomKE]

Parents are complaining kids don't go out much, now they'll never come out.

[@knuckless_]

Jokes on you , am gay

[@tkz6585]

😂

[@Rocket_Man]

🪦

[@chinocuboid9936]

Jokes on you i have vasectomy

[@knuckless_]

@@chinocuboid9936 xd

[@Libdump]

It’s fascinating how easily people are getting sucked into this Digital Dark age of horror.

[@flaviogarza2376]

Mass manipulation

[@xrdeveloper942]

there will also be open source alternatives free to use and create and decentralised . it wont all be owned by facebook etc ... get off reddit

[@StebanHern]

Ignorance is bliss.

[@sebastianochoa8639]

This have exist for a long time ago, but I understand if you are afraid of mark

[@r.d.9399]

@@flaviogarza2376 Poor people stuck at home because they can barely afford to leave the house. Scary times ahead with this technology.

[@Theocracy8]

For everyone typing comments here, you're old enough to not be the target for this meta thing. This is meant to be for the next generation, every baby you currently see, will be on this thing and by that time, it will have advanced into something more realistic and appealing. I'm really glad that I experienced the world for what it is and that my life will not be part of a small box glued to my eyes.

[@z_.5557]

The next generation already has VRchat, Hatsune Miku, and more. We don't need this.

[@bgeekd]

For anyone wondering, they spent $1.2b and rn there is 30 active users.

[@ethanoreilly2002]

Just the thought of the metaverse makes me appreciate real life

[@Kevinproducciones2]

👎

[@pureintellectualbeing3575]

@@Kevinproducciones2 shut up kevin

[@whatareyousaying339]

Real life is King!!! There’s nothing the Metaverse could offer where I’d give up my real life entirely to sit inside of a virtual world.

[@jshaka3769]

@@whatareyousaying339 that sounds like prison. They’ll have like a meta prison where they keep you stuck there in shackles . I’m good.

[@harrysmith3502]

@@Kevinproducciones2 😂😂😂 No friends in the real world I take it.

[@al_alemania]

I'm glad that everyone else is also feeling off put with this man

[@TheDeathOfLucifer]

Not me, I use VR. I use it about as much as I played normal video games. Its basically just the same as what we already have just more immersive. It shouldn't be used to replace any real life stuff.

[@al_alemania]

@@TheDeathOfLucifer me too I use vrchat alot practically every day and I've also played re7 and re4 in VR it's just that this video in particular just feels off for some reason... basically a gut feeling

[@Rob0917]

Yep, there’s hope for the world 🌎

[@mahbows7209]

That's definitely a woman

[@gdog8170]

Tho, you know sooner or later most of the people will give in and actually throw away their real life and only care about that virtual world. I hope that I don't become one of those people. Like playing on pc is pretty distracting as is can't imagine an immersive enviroment trying to replace real life

[@georgehintenbergerpa4363]

Thanks for explaining and showing great examples of the Metaverse.

[@TheMasterPlayer-uo6ms]

Your level of civility is incredibly refreshing amongst the other comments on this video.

[@bettendorf82]

Is that you, mark?

[@tutcity]

If this works, optometrists are going to get rich! There's no way your eyes won't suffer over time using these headsets.

[@PurXion_777]

don't forget orthopedists cuz I know many will sit all day on their beds letting their bones return to dust, withering away because they got no more use

[@nrop000]

VR was a huge dream of mine as a child but now its just scary

[@steverogers3251]

It really isn't if you just give it a try islts no dystopian scifi land nor it it controlling your brain or anything crazy like that it's just a immersive form of gaming in a nutshell

[@TheRattyBiker]

Immersive gaming is a scary prospect within itself

[@aprilthomas1489]

@@steverogers3251 except that we now live in an era where there are stripping us of our rights and freedom and making virtual socializing the only way to connect with people. And this will be a perfect excuse for why it's ok. They can argue that it's practically no different from real life to pacify us and further chisel away our freedoms.

[@rolfthebolf]

@@aprilthomas1489 the fact that you’re pulling the “government corruption” card just because people want to utilize advanced technology in a social way just makes your presence scream “foil tin hat”

[@aprilthomas1489]

@@rolfthebolf maybe you're right perhaps I was hallucinating the last couple of years where they stripped most rights and freedoms away from the entire world over a nasty flu.

[@ldaniel2023]

Many people resort to things when they feel lonely. Imagine it being so addicting because the moment you take off your AR glasses or VR headsets, you remember you felt isolated without them, so you put them back on. People will loose their sense of who they are for a fake virtual world.

[@richardhernandez5808]

that's how I felt when I was gaming for months straight during summer vacations lol I walked out my door and felt so weird being outside in the real world I had developed actual anxiety to the point I was struggling actually walking outside my front door. Afraid of being judged by other people, I felt so out of place and had struggle communicating with real human beings. It took me a month to adjust to reality again. Virtual reality is great but it should be looked at as a fun tool/toy to play with for a little bit not as a escape or full integration to your life. More like a watch you can wear/use when necessary but not rely or depend on.

[@NN-re7cy]

@@this_epic_name Oh like social media lives vs reality/real life. 100% gonna happen.

[@rosecloudheaven5953]

They KNOW how it will affect people psychologically but choose to market it anyways. Just like how they made Facebook with corrupt algorithms.

[@terrancefougeee8208]

Social media already does this to people. Especially young people. We're pretty much already in the metaverse. It's pretty scary

[@jddaniel2332]

You say this like social media hasn’t been doing this for years already

[@mgphyothant]

Basically, the metaverse is safe heaven for Hikikomories.

[@2010oblivion1]

This is the best thing ever, I've never been so determined to move to the woods and live away from technology.

[@hawaiiancocktail7550]

I’m glad to see people also think that this metaverse thing is scary not only me

[@zioncore]

Get a glimpse of how scary it will continue, if we don't collectively fight it!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZuZZ5Vorr18iaM

[@Jukinj94]

But who is going to do anything about it? Collectively or otherwise?

[@jkshallinheritearth3883]

But people will definitely buy VR & Metaverse just for "Experience" like Video games 🤣

[@randombot1422]

Finally people are waking up

[@dirtroad4229]

@@Jukinj94 What needs to be done about it? Just ignore it. Unless they push it on kids, then it's time to face the wall.

[@ibandaivan8990]

In the end, everyone will end up lonely when the headset comes off!!

[@tangokaleidos1926]

and power outages.

[@savaskiller]

also the people who invested on this , are going to be happy in the end :D love metaverse projects ! and i will never use them ahahaha

[@rykson161]

That’s what they want !! Demons!!

[@dantiwolf]

Then never take it off

[@aashe1599]

Played games like this went to roleplayworld, end up feeling lonely

[@jbob34345]

I don't want my eyes 1cm away from a TV screen that's strapped to my face, thank you very much.

[@doomcarrot3041]

It's like someone binged black mirror, ready player 1, 1984, blade runner, and didn't understand the message in any of them.

[@kibaxi6835]

The Matrix is starting to look more and more like a documentary...

[@mister9mm58]

Preditive programming

[@tappytibbon927]

Like so many other things in this world we live in, like the other person said too, predictive programming.

[@rmaiabr]

I prefer skynet…

[@syckindahead]

💯

[@enow0049]

I dont trust that jew at all...

[@Peppersfirst]

I deleted FB and Instagram a year ago and my life improved within days. I'll never go back. Even watching this video about the Metaverse and VR gives me mild anxiety. I'll pass.

[@kscommentary9710]

Same here! June 2020 and best decision ever

[@Peppersfirst]

@@kscommentary9710 congrats!

[@moonman8921]

How has it improved and what was it ruining before? I'm curious.

[@nicknamenickname56]

@@moonman8921 wasting too much time on facebook after he deleted am sure he spend his time on things that matter with family and friends, disconnect to connect with people

[@thetechnoking]

I deleted Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The only social media I use is KZbin and even with KZbin I think it's bad for me. But this one is the hardest to get rid of.

[@dalecorne3869]

I noticed that the whole time was spent without any extra battery packs or anything, so it stands to reason that you have to take the headset off for around 2 hours at a time to recharge...that's about an additional 8 hours or so being out of the headset as well, so if you think about it, (not counting the time you took it off to sleep) you certainly did NOT spend 24 hours in VR

[@1EdwardNova1]

Imagine being able to take college courses, while laying in your bed. They could create some sort of Virtual Schooling for stuff

[@tobad642]

The fact that even gamers at heart are scared of this is saying something...

[@naziashunter5598]

Exactly

[@-caesarian-6078]

Literally Sword Art Online

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

I am not “terrified”, and I am a life long gamer. These dolts that are actually scared of this watch too much TV… and they give me the same vibes as people that are anti-crypto

[@thejunkmanlives]

avid gamer(in que right now). yea, this is bad. we dont need more ways to connect through technology, we need to reconnect in the real world.

[@lilchowder69]

legit

[@yourfbiagent9011]

the fact that this is slowly becoming a Ready Player One plot makes it interesting and yet terrifying to what consequences this has to face

[@theonlycaulfield]

Idea of the metaverse comes from Snowcrash, which was a novel published in 1992, which was the first literary mention of a metaverse, and the first use of the word avatar in a novel to describe a character in virtual reality. The Metaverse in Snowcrash was created by a single corporation, and was built on top of network infrastructure built by the same corporation. Snowcrash was inspired by earlier cyberpunk fiction, such was that written by William Gibson, who was the first to use the terms "cyberspace" and "the matrix" to describe a virtual reality setting. Ready Player One simply ripped these ideas off.

[@darkscorpion4507]

Yes and nobody cares people want this company’s give me money and we let you play our product

[@osuryan3585]

@@theonlycaulfield ripped off is a harsh word. You can't patent an idea.

[@dustcat420]

The first thing came to mind thinking of metaverse

[@foloz7475]

@@theonlycaulfield yes because nobody else would have thought to make a virtual world that mimics reality 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤡🤡🤡

[@venesasilantoi6389]

I don't know why people hate this idea...as a person who has always wanted to experience what it would be to live in an animation...I definitely want it😂

[@venkybabu8140]

Usually meta Verse was for tough to get job done places. Like driving a ski to get some things moved from one place to other. As a kind of virtual transport in extreme cold places. Etc. Or a tenth floor hazardous painting.

[@m.aribal2164]

This gives me "we cant fix our world problems so lets make another one to escape them vibes"

[@bennydreamly]

I know, this looks like a scene from like Ready Player One or something.

[@dieterrosswag933]

Well said

[@jeremiahbullfrog1844]

I mean, we already live in a simulation as it is... I have a theory there is some kind of quantum loop of a simulation that becomes so real that it feels like actual reality, and then in that simulation, "technology" advances to the point where a simulation is built within that simulation until it becomes so real that it feels like actual reality, and then in that simulation, "technology" advances to the point where a simulation is built within that simulation until it becomes so real that it feels like actual reality, and then in that simulation, "technology" advances to the point where a simulation is built within that simulation until it becomes so real that it feels like actual reality, and then in that simulation, "technology" advances to the point where a simulation is built within that simulation until it becomes so real that it feels like actual reality, and then in that simulation, "technology" advances to the point where a simulation is built within that simulation until it becomes so real that it feels like actual reality, and then in that simulation, "technology" advances to the point where a simulation is built within that simulation until it becomes so real that it feels like actual reality, and then in that simulation, "technology" advances to the point where a simulation is built within that simulation until it becomes

[@koss1154]

@@jeremiahbullfrog1844 I experiencied that feeling while tripping on LSD,amazing theory.

[@koss1154]

@@jeremiahbullfrog1844 yeah like a fractal

[@ccaprice8595]

It is comforting seeing so many people against this, but i cant help but feel this is inevitably gonna be the future, mainly the younger generations are gonna fall for this.

[@arielgoldfarb4118]

Yes sadly the younger generations will be the target. Im 40 and i dont care anymore about "tech advancements" anymore.

[@moazdaza2044]

the issue is that they have a "thing" for every generation. and most of the people of every generation are falling for that "thing" instead of trying to find the real purpose of why we are here. it is easy to pick on the next generation and pin point what will doom them/their times but we kinda forget that we also have our own things that doomed our generation/the generations of the ones before us. Couple of examples be it Alcohol, music , partying, drugs, gaming, pornography, movies, TV's, smartphones etc. (if you think about it even older phones are just steps to get towards the meta verse... you don't have to leave your house and actually meet the person /knock on their door and check on them in real life... you could just hit a number and he/she will answer and its all virtual/unreal life.) we need to figure out why we are here. how did we get here and what is our purpose.

[@missles]

This is amazing what are u talking about

[@missles]

All u old heads need to get out of the comments and go to work 💀

[@moazdaza2044]

@@missles I'm 24 yo.. I wouldn't say that I'm an "old head" lol.

[@SERMONHOME]

I love StepApp because it makes it easy and fun to track my fitness progress and earn rewards for reaching my goals. The $fitfi token program is an added bonus that motivates me to stay active. #StepApp #fitfi #Metaverse #MoveToEarn

[@deywtv7674]

This feels some kind episode of Black Mirror.

[@mrears9335]

Imagine you get in an argument With someone in real life and then you yell at them and tell them that you will meet them in the middle verse

[@Prince_Unknown1]

This just goes to show that we will all be made blind metaphorically, and will not be able to differentiate between the real world and the fantasy world...this will eventually mess up your mind, body and soul in every way.

[@GabrielleTollerson]

that is the intentions, unfortunately

[@sjpetrson3260]

@@GabrielleTollerson wait are you really telling me you think of the purpose of a virtual reality is to make people go insane and lose their soul man you guys are really off touch you probably think that vaccines cause autism to

[@GabrielleTollerson]

@@sjpetrson3260 awwww,no sweetie, but nice failed deflection and very poor understanding of the human psyche! Would you like a gold star,and a book to learn grammar?

[@sjpetrson3260]

@@GabrielleTollerson "mess up your mind body and soul" Well frome what it looks like you need to read more.

[@sjpetrson3260]

@@GabrielleTollerson But A for effort for trying to be cheeky but failing miserably!

[@johnalexir7634]

I get a bad feeling that this is going to make Black Mirror look like a feel-good show.

[@NE0TIMELESS]

This is not new, secondlife and sansar since 2003 pioneers in Metaverse. Cheers from the Metaverse :)

[@marvelousjoe5819]

Is it just me or Mark is looking like an avatar himself? He looks like a corpse talking.

[@absentmind2943]

its crazy they have all that money and couldn't even make their vr chat clone look as good as vr chat

[@srthebox4946]

VR is cool, I like it a lot, and meeting people through vr is also pretty fun but replacing our real lives with it is crossing the line

[@ThedigitalArtChannel]

U not really meeting new people meeting face to face is meeting new people

[@joshisanoob6634]

@@ThedigitalArtChannel I don't think it will be too long for vr to let us use our own body abd face as a avatar 😂😂

[@Lupain]

@@ThedigitalArtChannel Why is that not real? Do you really need to see the face of your friends or work colleagues or their mouths while they'll eat, are they so beautiful? I get it that some people wish get some intimacy with their lovers, but whats the point for non lovers? I'd really like to read why you think that way? The people that you meet in the internet or VR are still real humans, the same unsympathetic or likeable people as in real life.

[@cooldudezeon4711]

It's just discord + Facebook + Roblox And boy it is ugly

[@dou7902]

It’s gonna depress a lot of people

[@alfredofettuccine2397]

It’s relieving to see that the majority of people aren’t falling for this

[@ghost-user559]

Yes, but I think you underestimate the ability of the rulers of this society to make this lifestyle mandatory and brainwash everyone from a certain age level to normalize this as a society. All they need is a permanent lock down, and no in person socializing. Boom, instant dystopian nightmare.

[@mladenmladenovic3171]

Many that coment agree but young people and kids will be and are in some % brainwashed and this time is sadly coming

[@ghost-user559]

@@mladenmladenovic3171 Unfortunately this is absolutely the only result of the current paradigm and trajectory of society. I already have nieces who at 4-5 were using an iPad 24/7. Literally it was their books, their “schoolwork”, and their “recreational device”. They played games, streamed, and surfed from their parents device. This was almost 10 years ago now. You could not possibly convince me that this generation has a single chance of rejection of the metaverse. Literally it is more satisfying, more functional, and more immersive than their actual lives, which essentially are spent mostly on social media and phones already. It is no surprise at all that this will become the cafe, bar, restaurant, theater etc for everyone under a certain age. They already have made it illegal to gather with their friends or travel in the largest nations on earth. They legally cannot socialize. How could this go any other way? With both lawmakers and police and technocrats all coming together to create their Orwellian brave new world. What other options do these people have when “work from home” is becoming legally mandatory, and you can get fined or arrested in some countries right now for going to a coffeshop, restaurant or bar?

[@ShihadMan]

Fall for... Brainwash... Everyone fears something new and most people distrust something new. Its in our genes to do so. However, lets not forget that the average intelligence of people worldwide has been steadily increasing year over year. We should put more faith in people to be informed about their decisions. It seems pretty reductive to use terms like fall for and brainwashed on a topic that is obviously more nuanced then that

[@alfredofettuccine2397]

@ ShihadMan bro you fell for it

[@educationandentertainmento959]

Your mom tells you not to keep the phone too close to your eyes, now it slaps you right on the face.

[@AS-xi1ix]

I think its a dope concept as specially when graphics are insane and you get full body suits so you can feel things. You can literally be and do anything you want.

[@sumbl1ss]

Meta horizon doesn’t have legs- so not a whole suit going on

[@hakimfullmetal19]

Finally I can be the second Genghis Khan

[@XXLittleSofyXX]

@@sumbl1ss Yeah, but VRchat does

[@divanesharavin]

How lifeless can this be! I don't want to be living in a virtual world when I have a real one, I really appreciate the real world more than ever now period!!!!!

[@JTCLAN1]

True. Very true.

[@metroboonk5961]

I cant believe y'all actually think it's supposed to be played for 24 hours

[@alfredofettuccine2397]

@MetroBoonk maybe not now, but it’s clear that zuckerberg is trying to take control, and will find ways to keep you on there once it starts developing. What we can do now is make sure meta doesn’t get bigger

[@Kazerai]

The first videogame console also looks lame now. Wait 30 years or so and I bet most people will prefer to fake world

[@famus801]

@@metroboonk5961 One day you won’t be able to tell the virtual world from the Real that’s what is scary

[@vincesza8464]

I’m so glad I was raised before any of this social garbage took off. The best times of my life were outdoors in the real world.

[@scottyaaa]

I wish all my friends just stick to there phones and do nothing

[@tikfamily7925]

Yeah the real universe 😊

[@senasakura345]

まんま福田康夫政権の劣化コピー 　 名指しでない非難決議なんか古今東西聞いたことない こんな無気力政権に改憲なんか任せたら骨抜きのガラクタ憲法が産まれてしまう 　 波風立てたくないのなら一日も早く辞任して議員会館でノートに寝言でも書いているがいい

[@vincesza8464]

@@tracyaustin2129 Were all well aware things have changed we live on the same planet LOL

[@hubertkam7647]

Nothing has changed now people still go outdoors as much as before

[@tessjuel]

I haven't watched the video yet and I already feel sorry for the poor girl just from reading the title. 24 hours in the Metaverse, that's torture!!!

[@rafa57games]

I love how the metaverse is just a grown up version of club penguin

[@jank7267]

I recently went out for dinner, drinks, and a movie with a group of friends...in 'real life'. Nothing will ever replace real interaction, VR is fun but only in short sessions, its gets old quick.

[@ma2i485]

You will laugh at this comment 10 years from now

[@TheDeathOfLucifer]

Yep

[@abdulsameeh_666]

@@ma2i485 or he might laugh at ur reply 10 yrs From now?

[@Rob0917]

This!

[@MannyFigs]

@@ma2i485 3 years.

[@tylerm2676]

This is utterly depressing, the world is beautiful, people should be exploring that... Crazy times

[@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888]

Frfr

[@jeremymason8081]

The world doesn’t exclude the digital world. The world is full of possibilities. When you tell ppl what they SHOULD be doing, you’re taking that away from what exploration means

[@T1Oracle]

But if you explore the world you can't maintain ignorant opinions about people in other countries. How will we justify for profit wars without lies about foreigners that people actually believe? You must be a communist who hates money! /s

[@RoyHoy]

How is it depressing?! You do realize there's tons of VR apps you can try.

[@chrishandsome4267]

@@jeremymason8081 you’re apart of the problem

[@YasinNabi]

awesome video and enjoyed watching . thanks for sharing.

[@beowolf9991]

The point she made without making a point was her head and eyes hurts after 4 hour of wearing head gear .. How these companies think we can wear it for 24 hours ?

[@timepass4783]

Just looking at the comments I feel safe that there are sane people left, who aren't with the META. Thank God!

[@avoiceinthewilderness5766]

Yeah but most of them were mask and believe the news... So there's that

[@Thezuule1]

It's the WSJ so most of the people commenting are older.

[@whitewolf4096]

Just wait till it’s requires for schools. We don’t matter, it’s the next generation they want.

[@patricklucas8008]

they are creating a synthetic spiritual realm for the sheep to plug into. Same as the Matrix

[@Thezuule1]

@@whitewolf4096 virtual reality is a revolutionary tool for education.

[@Fr0mDust2Dust]

Just the way he says "friends and family" has me convinced he is an alien and doesn't emotionally connect to what those words should mean.

[@crazyformyself9773]

a real person would usually just say something like: "loved ones" or something.

[@orlandos4631]

I only spent 1 hour in our company's metaverse (no vr glasses, just my laptop screen) to attend a global meeting and I felt nauseous and a headache afterwards.

[@loowanj4949]

"It's funny, the animals got 4 legs in metaverse, and we got... 0" 🤣🤣

[@210debashish]

Mark - "You can do anything you want" Yes it's called reality

[@UserHandle454]

Yep

[@techtinkerin]

Yeah but you can't do anything you want, it's called reality..😂❤️

[@rgb2296]

Can you visit Andromeda?

[@burnttoast1076]

Reality hurts though and you get old

[@BruhMoment-cs6tj]

You can't. There's direct consequences. Metaverse? Not so much.

[@bruh949]

Even the Wall Street journal calling it a trap shows the dangers of this.

[@chloetzpiano6548]

People used to say smartphones is a trap too,look what have we become with smartphones

[@antoniorizea2104]

@@chloetzpiano6548 and... it's true. they are a trap and we fell for it. (writing this from a smartphone)

[@MiDLiFECRYSiS]

@cj it 100% can be more dangerous . To be no more dangerous means there will be no different consequences to this. The immersiveness can have extreme psychological effects. At least with phones we can take pictures of the real world and our actual lives, and planning things we still have to physically go places to really hang out and go to shows. This will create an alternate reality that people enjoy and feel safe, all the time. They no longer need to leave the house as everything can be delivered nowadays. Any real person to person interaction will become overwhelming to many. It's not as concerning for adults, but when younger and younger kids get into it, that becomes the world they know. Their brain is developing while they experience these things and meeting friends in this vs a classroom is going to affect certain parts of the brain. This may be an extreme case to assume this magnitude of transition will happen, but it has to at least be considered

[@mishelleilieva9657]

@@chloetzpiano6548 it turns out it was a trap I guess..

[@trashman4393]

Lol big money just wants retail sentiment towards Meta to be low so they can make all the money off this

[@Al3czander]

one week of this and half of the people are going to leave the room thru the window and not the door

[@claudiagabrielafarfanmaman4340]

Vrchat be like: Am I a joke to you?

[@gamerman7276]

Vrchat is a joke to everyone stay away from that game there's literally hundreds of better games

[@z_.5557]

@@gamerman7276 Metaverse d-ckrider.

[@DardanAirlines]

Welcome to the Metaverse, a black hole for your time here on Earth; it's so real that time lost in the Metaverse is lost in your real life.

[@therandomlist8084]

Underrated comment!

[@101molic5]

If you really think about it, it's not that much different. Majority of the people just don't do that much exciting stuff in real life. We get one or two memorable moments a month and the rest of the time is just either working, maybe drinking or killing time in front of tv, pc or phone. This technology can make your uneventful free time feel much more exciting.

[@xeqqail3546]

It's just that you find your life boring because you never dare to try anything new .. y'all just stuck in the same thing and then later on get bored .. I know my opinion is so vague but yeah .. we all headed into this way anyways sooner or later maybe we'll just wearing glasses with all round lcd and make different realities that suit ourselves .. can be a good or bad thing but who knows what happens ..

[@UhtredOfBamburgh]

Thats a good point. What you build in one world has no value in the other. You could find yourself worth half as much because of that

[@therandomlist8084]

@@UhtredOfBamburgh what a great observation!

[@eddiemedranoe]

A prisoner living inside his own home, genius Mark...literally

[@PeterParker-yg6fc]

crimes against humanity

[@Sangram0095]

It's business ;/

[@eagleleft]

Actually, that could be one good use of this insanity. For prisoners that can't go outside, although I still prefer the norway model. Maybe that plus this for contact with the outside?

[@simpleplanfan011]

“Wrong direction. Wrong direction.” “She’s very mean.” LOL 😂🤣

[@ericoelchicorico2929]

Or you could actually really go outside, talk to people, see mountains, but....in real life. We already have what is perfect.

[@amillionlittledingdongs6768]

Sorry, world’s closed.

[@joshuanyangulu1502]

Nobody is forcing you to use the mets verse. normal internet will exist such as browsing. but this will just be the next generation of it. and this project won’t be estimated to be done in the next decade

[@siratkhalili709]

@@joshuanyangulu1502 you are forced to use it (eventually) if everyone else starts using it. Imagine if work meetings only happen on meta verse (which they also aim for), wouldn't every one be forced to use it then?

[@greatgamingchannale8257]

@@joshuanyangulu1502 Just play Roblox if you want this without the VR.

[@Le-eu4bf]

@@siratkhalili709 the u can just take it off after work.

[@lobbyrobby]

I feel sad for the people who would want something like this. We already have our faces buried in our phones the way it is.

[@rioslatino552]

Zuckerberg is a freak

[@jeffaeus2665]

You are extremely privileged to say that. Imagine being disabled, poor, not able to travel, VR metavese can provide entertainment to elderly with digital hikes, it can provide hospital bound people ways to communicate with loved ones....

[@ozboz-roblox363]

Jeffery Rau yes true

[@lobbyrobby]

@@jeffaeus2665 privileged? Come on man. Stretching a little there? I understand what you are saying and I get your point. Do you also understand mine?

[@freshstart4423]

Without faith its impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6. We have specific prayers to activate the Holy Spirit power for healing and fight corruption. Psalms 55:17, Psalms 103, Psalms 91 Those who repent in Jesus name receive the Holy Spirit power in your heart. Acts 2:38

[@ronswift5080]

You mean I get to have meetings in a cartoon corporate hellscape. Where do I sign up.

[@cliffclairespicyreviews3502]

They need to make a whole suit for this. Or make it really real while your mind is inside the game.

[@adeadalienn2457]

It feels like we are getting closer and closer to a bleaker and loneleir future once the meta verse reaches full maturity

[@bodhixxx1]

just wait until the metaverse becomes "self aware"

[@VigilanteVTD]

I was really lonely in real life but as soon as I got my oculus last year I finally feel like I have purpose. It allowed me to actually be able to pursue a KZbin career. It’s giving me an opportunity to become a famous artist through nft. I can now play the games from all the way back when I was 5 years old such as midnight club and Mario kart, I can just lay down and hop on my headset and play call of duty. It’s allowing me to be able to change my life and have a purpose I’m going to stay weary of metas metaverse but the metaverse in general is very much not going to make you feel lonely, and I feel like if the person that made this video played vr chat and rec room her opinion would be different because that’s where everyone actually is. There’s games like gorrilla tag and gun raiders that makes this whole thing really feel like a metaverse you have every right to feel like this and to keep yourself safe I think it’s better that way but I would give it a chance.

[@cooldudezeon4711]

Nah it would fail Most people already hate it

[@jshaka3769]

@@bodhixxx1 bro u just scared me 😢

[@VigilanteVTD]

@@cooldudezeon4711 I highly doubt that considering how many headsets have sold on Christmas alone, it even outsold the new Xbox and is catching up to PlayStation they even got PlayStation players to abandon the ps vr and now nobody even suggest people to get the headset… probably because it’s kinda trash but you get the point. I don’t think you understand that meta has already won.

[@Bree548]

My concern is that we all see the absurdity of this now but when it actually releases it will integrate into society so seamlessly that we forget how we really feel about it

[@bluelightstudios6191]

Were not scared of it being in our society, were scared of it taking control of our lives and forcing us to live in this virtual world were we can be dictated even more, I don't care if I'm sounding like a boomer, we can have the metaverse, just not the way that it is.

[@mondaysandtuesdays6842]

Yup. They will make people feel left out or make real world living obsolete without this technology

[@Imlizzmitchell]

@Bluelight Studios then we need to stop it now

[@CanucksFanBoi]

Stay vigilant

[@comet4526]

It’s just another device to play games though, I don’t see the big deal, the “metaverse” is just another vr game but it looks bad vs those other vr games I see people usually play before all of this.

[@alkaholic4848]

0:52 "You can do anything you can imagine: Get together with friends, work, learn, play, shop." You've clearly not seen inside my imagination have you.

[@Ozymondias99]

It might be useful for workplaces or school if people cant meet in person due to sickness or inclement weather.

[@catholicanimation570]

"I got lost in it, I lost track of time." Welcome to the new world. As much as technology is good in a lot of ways, prudence reminds us to use technology in moderation.

[@lelouchvibrittania8478]

Its a beautiful world out there. Amazing food to eat, people to meet, friends to make and create memories. Don't fall for this guys stay real!

[@SonnyBJP]

Yeah but there’s also crazy people out their that will hurt you for no reason or kill you. That can’t happen in VR so I’m fine with it

[@lelouchvibrittania8478]

@@SonnyBJP you are mistaken. They can't kill you physically but mentally and emotionally, you are gonna be as alive as a Robot

[@bandname]

@@SonnyBJP Can't change fate. I'd rather walk outside with the slim possibility of getting killed for a thrill than living in an artificial cyber prison.

[@ouadianas]

i don't like when poeple don't know about something and still make a video about it with confidence

[@readifdumb]

What this completely avoids is VRChat, which has legs, 1000s of worlds, a way bigger playerbase, 1000s of avatars, and actually has drinks you can interact with, movies you can watch, and whole games you can play in it. Meta/Facebook really wants you to ignore that he competition is way ahead of their billion dollar investment with corporate art style lol.

[@Teh_Random_Canadian]

And VR chat doesn't look like a dogs breakfest

[@eliocloud9740]

I believe we should be far more concerned with solving real-world problems than with creating a new virtual world that will lead to the emergence of new problems that are far more dangerous than we can imagine

[@GuiPurri]

Yeah... While some people are deciding if their ditial character should have pink eyebrows or no eyebrows at all, others are dying of hunger, poverty, lack of water, heat strokes... Greed makes people blind.

[@Thezuule1]

I mean, sure, but it isn't the responsiblity of a VR company to save the world.

[@svono_svono_music]

Very true statement bro. So many people suffer around the world, suffering which could easily be solved with all this extra money. Tech like metaverse will weaken the focus of many young people who could acc make a difference in the world. Lot of potential may be lost . But there may be many benefits of this technology, it does seem very broad. Hard to tell at this point. I dont think it's all bad

[@mmm.3839]

@@GuiPurri so not only do I have my own problems to deal with, and playing games or any form of it helps me escape those problems and lets me relax but it's my job to also help those in need? I mean yeah it's awful what they have to go through but i don't have the money or time to help and the very little time I do have i want to spend it relaxing my state of mind. I also don't understand how companies that are in the gaming business, social media, or film business should help those in needs. You should be looking towards the government to do that. They literally waste trillions of dollars on nothing but yes companies are at fault for poverty lol

[@colecarter1464]

great, man-made horrors beyond my comprehension