Ryan Zickgraf - Mark Zuckerberg’s “Metaverse” Is a Dystopian N | Политическая теория и философия (Political theory and philosophy)

Ryan Zickgraf - Mark Zuckerberg’s “Metaverse” Is a Dystopian Nightmare

The Facebook founder intends to usher in a new era of the internet where there’s no distinction between the virtual and the real and no logging off.

While his fellow tech CEOs try to usher in an era of mass interplanetary travel, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is dreaming of expansion not into outer space but cyberspace. The lords of Silicon Valley are all done with earthly reality, but as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos arrange plans to physically leave, Zuckerberg wants to program a better earthly experience one curated by Facebook. In July, Zuckerberg announced that Facebook is in the process of transitioning into a “Metaverse” company over the next half decade. The social media giant wants to morph into an all-consuming, all-encompassing platform with relationships, work, commerce, and entertainment commingling under one big tent.

https://jacobinmag.com/2021/09/facebook-zuckerberg-metaverse-stephenson-big-tech