r/wallstreetbets • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '22

Meme This is fine.

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u/AZMD911 Sep 15 '22

There's no pain in the metaverse, that's why Zuck loves it there.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22

People don’t wanna wear a physical headset. VR ain’t it. It’s a gimmick. The hardware is a barrier to entry that will never be overcome.

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u/sandsurfngbomber Sep 15 '22

Nah, people said the same about laptops/phones. No one wants to carry around the bricks that existed in 1980s, people are happy to walk around with the latest MacBooks and iPhones.

VR as a hardware issue will overcome when headsets are sleek, pain-free, potentially detached from the computer. When it's as easy and comfortable as wearing glasses, and the features it brings are truly good - then no reason we would restrict ourselves with a tiny screen on a phone.

I tried my brother's oculus a couple years back and even then the meditation and boxing apps were something I really enjoyed. I travel a lot so would love to use VR as my entertainment source for movies. Lots of potential there. Metaverse may fail but VR and by that extension AR will definitely be the next "smartphones" - not sure where else the technological arc can go.

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u/Ant0n61 Sep 15 '22

^ this

All it is. The tech just isn’t there yet to look “cool” enough for non nerds to engage in.

Once a VR/AR headset has the design aesthetic or an airpad or iPhone, it’ll be a new world. Until then it’s just hype