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    1. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      Mark Zuckerberg has bet the future of his company on the “metaverse” becoming the place where we’ll connect with family and friends. But what’s it actually like socializing in virtual reality? @parmy found outhttps://trib.al/ioKkM1R 

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    2. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      Over two weeks, @parmy mingled with people at an array of virtual locations including a: 🎶Concert ⛪️Church service 🎙Conference ⏲Speed-dating event Connecting with people in VR is fun and exciting, but it’s also intense, tiring and often awkward https://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/x0w0FbOaT8

      selfie of parmy's female avatar in horizon venues at a concert
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    3. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      Meta's VR platform Horizon Worlds just opened to adults in the U.S. & Canada. But its precursor, Horizon Venues, was full of kids. Zuckerberg could face the same social media challenges, like barring kids and policing harassment, in the metaverse, too http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/AkfweGrDRF

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    4. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      So what is social VR like? Imagine gaming combined with zany, old-style Internet chat rooms: messy, experimental and often dominated by men http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/ClSHoh6Iut

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    5. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      Most people are generally well-behaved and enthusiastic. But there seem to be few measures in place to prevent bad behavior beyond a few quick guidelines when you enter a space and features that let you block and mute problematic users http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/5oJpLzYPYZ

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    6. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      Going in as a woman was also deeply uncomfortable for @parmy at times. On a visit to Horizon Venues for her first mingling experience, she was the only woman among a dozen or so men http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/MCt7AA6LSb

      Parmy's avatar in the lobby of Horizon Venues -- a big open building with a virtual tree in the middle
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    7. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      A small group of male avatars began to form around Parmy, staying silent. As she chatted with a man from Israel named Eran who was showing her how to jump, several in the surrounding crowd started taking photos of her bemused avatar http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/Y8L4bbHxHC

      group of three men at a conference, one of whom has a VR headset on
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    8. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      Meta warns all visitors to Horizon Venues that its “trained safety specialists” can dredge up a recording of any incident, and that users can activate a Safe Zone around themselves by pressing a button on their virtual wrist, muting the people around them http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/4yHNOaxuwY

      man in a covid face mask and vr headset
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      Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

      Then Parmy met the griefers: 🗯An adult avatar who had the voice of a young child screeching an obscenity over and over 😷Someone who kept zooming around & coughing, saying “Sorry! I have Covid” 👶🏼A giant blonde man called BabyFace making animal noises http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/Um2sr1rHk8

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        2. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

          Moderating behavior in VR is much harder than on social apps. Instead of just scanning text, you have to process spoken language, visible gestures, how people are moving between one another and more http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/HyeL1WEz7Y

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        3. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

          VRChat, apparently known for its griefers, was wacky. Tiny penguins, fairies and skeletons gossiped and joked around. At a virtual bar, a cat in a dress served pancakes, while a knight talked about the engine capacity of Tesla’s Roadster with a cactus http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/dgPb408MXB

          A humanoid cactus, a medieval knight and a futuristic red and black cat talk about tesla in a virtual bar
          37 replies 20 retweets 74 likes
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        4. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

          Microsoft’s Altspace VR was more civilized. At a speed dating event, the host was quick to intervene when a male avatar started hovering around Parmy and another woman http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/3BRAJlISOx

          AltspaceVR loading screen
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        5. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

          When it comes to bad behavior, VR’s big advantage over social media is that harmful content can’t go viral. The metaverse’s social challenges won’t mirror Facebook’s but will likely be breaches of social etiquette that could turn into harassment http://trib.al/hyto7jH pic.twitter.com/SGykZ6ag7u

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        6. Bloomberg Opinion‏Verified account @bopinion 15 Dec 2021

          Like what you're reading? Sign up to get @parmy's pieces straight to your inbox here: https://trib.al/Vehn1Cf pic.twitter.com/Agt5RJVHne

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        1. Vidrio‏ @shattered11_7 15 Dec 2021
          Replying to @bopinion @parmy

          no fun allowed!!!!!!!!

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        2. Whippet‏ @_whippet 16 Dec 2021
          Replying to @bopinion @parmy

          @Stanley31173347 @MrLix @Brenton63835891 @greggsCEO can't wait for this. Sounds way better than real life

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        3. Lawrie Stanley‏ @Stanley31173347 16 Dec 2021
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          I can finally live my dream of being a hot af goth girl

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        2. Mulletbird‏ @TheMulletBird 16 Dec 2021
          Replying to @bopinion @parmy

          Toon town villians encountering the playable characters.

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