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Zuckerberg wants to create a make-believe world in which you can hide from all the damage Facebook has done
The Register ^ | 29 Oct 2021 | Iain Thomson and Chris Williams

Posted on 10/29/2021 11:31:38 AM PDT by Salman

Facebook the company is being renamed to Meta, and the social network will be a brand within that entity, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday.

You may think that this is just a cheap and cynical rebranding exercise to mitigate the ongoing controversies in which Facebook is mired. But this move goes way beyond that. We're well beyond an organization renaming itself to simply signal a change in direction or attitude. We're beyond a company trying to shed its toxic image. This isn't an antidote to the poison.

Mark Zuckerberg has gone off the deep end.

The name change heralds the reorganization of the Facebook empire around a single concept: the metaverse. To Zuckerberg, the term – coined by Neal Stephenson in the sci-fi novel Snow Crash – describes an internet-connected fantasy world in which everything and everyone is virtual and perfect.

Zuckerberg wrote the following words, and we're not making this up:

In this future, you will be able to teleport instantly as a hologram to be at the office without a commute, at a concert with friends, or in your parents’ living room to catch up. This will open up more opportunity no matter where you live. You’ll be able to spend more time on what matters to you, cut down time in traffic, and reduce your carbon footprint.

Think about how many physical things you have today that could just be holograms in the future. Your TV, your perfect work setup with multiple monitors, your board games and more — instead of physical things assembled in factories, they’ll be holograms designed by creators around the world.

(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; bigtech; facebook; internet; meta; socialmedia; zuckerberg
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Some industry news, but also some insight into the mindset into those who rule us.
1 posted on 10/29/2021 11:31:38 AM PDT by Salman
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3 posted on 10/29/2021 11:37:34 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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That little weird ass wants to lock everyone up in his virtual world and keep us stuck at home enslaved. 🤪


4 posted on 10/29/2021 11:37:53 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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MetaTurd


5 posted on 10/29/2021 11:40:33 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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Mark Zuckerberg has gone off the deep end.

No, he will lead the world off in the deep end. This is a very real threat. People laugh and mock him. You think people are addicted to their I-phones?? This will give instant gratification to whatever your tastes run. Whatever your passion is. Whatever your hobby or interests are. No matter how perverted you are. It will deliver porn on steroids/testosterone. People won't be able to turn it off.

6 posted on 10/29/2021 11:41:57 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I had to change my homepage because it was embellished somewhat. Apologies to all.)
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7 posted on 10/29/2021 11:46:10 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Perfect!


8 posted on 10/29/2021 11:48:10 AM PDT by FryingPan101 (Free Republic is the best place to be. Now more than ever.)
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Facebook Introduces New Virtual Reality Pods To Plug You Into Metaverse
https://babylonbee.com/news/facebook-introduces-new-virtual-reality-pods-to-plug-you-into-meta


9 posted on 10/29/2021 11:48:10 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Prelude to the real life ‘Surrogates’


10 posted on 10/29/2021 11:48:40 AM PDT by M_Continuum
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METAstasis, as in CANCER.

SuckerBucks SHOULD be in PRISON for his role in the THEFT of the 2020 election.

11 posted on 10/29/2021 11:52:52 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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Meta can be translated as “death” in Hebrew.


12 posted on 10/29/2021 11:58:28 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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His Metaworld sounds ALOT like the VR world of Oculus, which FB owns.


13 posted on 10/29/2021 11:59:55 AM PDT by sonofagun (Some think my cynicism grows with age. I like to think of it as wisdom!)
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I swear that kid looks like a cyborg!!


14 posted on 10/29/2021 12:01:51 PM PDT by MagUSNRET ((" I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of he night"))
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15 posted on 10/29/2021 12:02:25 PM PDT by Revel
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It sure does.


16 posted on 10/29/2021 12:02:26 PM PDT by FamiliarFace
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Bkmk


17 posted on 10/29/2021 12:11:43 PM PDT by sauropod
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This sounds like the movie “Surrogates.”


18 posted on 10/29/2021 12:22:10 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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I see what you did there! ;)


19 posted on 10/29/2021 12:23:06 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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Moronic. You’ll need a hell of a lot of carbon-derived energy to power this fantasy.


20 posted on 10/29/2021 12:39:02 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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