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It appears Meta's Horizon Worlds may literally and figuratively not have legs after all.

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[–] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's still a thing? Is it just Zuck wondering around his own digital universe trying to find people to be friends with?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

You can't run with an idea if it has no legs?

[–] frog_brawler@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

What the fuck is the Metaverse?

[–] Lumisal@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Basically a terrible bootleg of "Ready Player One".

Basically a VR space that Mark Zuckerberg thought was going to be the new internet and everyone will do their stuff there while wearing a VR headset and represented by an on screen avatar.

It means different things to different people.

Roblox is the most successful example.

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[–] Zier@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh no! Shock! I would rather join MySpace before I purchased a house in the "metaverse".

[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh no but I was just about to join

So long... never knew you.

[–] ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

hahaha think of all the money stupid people spent on that.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Do u kno da wae?

[–] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

If only I could access Second Life via the Metaverse...

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 2 weeks ago

the creepy Zuckerborg avatar just wants to read peoples minds.

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