Ok I guess I’d better read this and develop a take on the metaverse. Any helpful tldrs? matthewball.vc/the-metaverse-
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Incidentally it struck me that I was waiting to form a take until did one. I don’t always agree with Ben, but on major topics, he often provides a baseline discovery starting point. I’m kinda a second-order guy. stratechery.com/2021/metaverse
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Also…
a) I haven’t read Snowcrash and probably won’t. Feels too late to go beyond summary. I read Diamond Age and Cryptonomicon and don’t feel like another Neal S. slog.
b) I do have an Oculus and have tried the rest… Hololens, Mag8c Leap.
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Neuromancer I’ve read.
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I'd suggest Neuromancer if you haven't read yet.
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Read 2 parts so far. Cogent overview and hardware status report. No surprises yet, but good to see basics laid out.
My one “real” VR experience btw was going apartment hunting last June during pandemic. Took 2 VR tours including the one I moved to. Was great on Oculus.
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My 2 favorite fictional metaverse type things are a) PKD Maze of Death novella, b) Iain M. Banks’ Surface Detail. Both astoundingly imagined.
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Another book I’m aware of and read summary of is Gelernter’s Mirror Worlds. I only read books these days if I sense the Discourse hasn’t processed it adequately.
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I'd forgotten Gelernter sued Apple, and eventually got $25M.
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