I like to go against the current on these topics, try to bring a different perspective even if I don’t fully agree with what I’m saying:
I think the TikTok threat to Meta is overblown. They’re a one trick pony and their trick is the unhealthiest of them all, presenting the user with the least amount of control and provided by the most opaque, state controlled, spyware-esque organisation.
You thought Russia using Facebook for political interference was bad? The CCP is hardwired into TikTok for fucks sakes!
I think Facebook has a longer runway. They will keep milking insta and will prob start doing a better job of monetising Whatsapp.
Also, I think the Occulus is actually pretty great, especially for the price. I can envision a “dumber” version, lighter and with more battery life but 5G dependent for the compute requirements being a thing for external use.
Once a company gets VR done well the smartphone is OVER.
> Once a company gets VR done well the smartphone is OVER.
AR maybe. I seriously doubt that VR will ever be the primary way people interact with computers. People tend to use their phones as a distraction in public, and as a brief reprieve in private. VR entails completely submerging yourself in the computer interface, which might be fine occasionally, but I doubt will ever be most people's preferred way to access social media and the like. AR would enable you to distract yourself while still leaving you aware of what's going on around you. The issue there being that its much more difficult to do AR well. I doubt that VR will take off until someone does AR or MR really well, after which enough people will be already using the headsets for a VR application to become popular.
I think the TikTok threat to Meta is overblown. They’re a one trick pony and their trick is the unhealthiest of them all, presenting the user with the least amount of control and provided by the most opaque, state controlled, spyware-esque organisation.
You thought Russia using Facebook for political interference was bad? The CCP is hardwired into TikTok for fucks sakes!
I think Facebook has a longer runway. They will keep milking insta and will prob start doing a better job of monetising Whatsapp.
Also, I think the Occulus is actually pretty great, especially for the price. I can envision a “dumber” version, lighter and with more battery life but 5G dependent for the compute requirements being a thing for external use.
Once a company gets VR done well the smartphone is OVER.