The metaverse: colonial fantasies of the wild West: Whether it becomes reality or just another fad, the metaverse misadventure is another indictment of the capitalist system and American empire
Augmented reality is the more likely candidate for extending the metaverse into the daily life of society. With AR, instead of experiencing a wholly virtual world with bulky headgear, you wear glasses that project images on the lenses. These images overlay what you are looking at — if it’s an item of food, it might tell you nutrition facts or consumer ratings.seem foreboding
It’s also far from certain most people will want to wear AR glasses. People rejected Google Glass quickly, and nobody is sure if the average person will want to have AR “enhancements” projecting onto their field of vision everywhere they go. Walk around your daily life and ask yourself if you want computer images constantly projected onto your field of vision. It’s a big “if”.
A final way of accessing the metaverse is through traditional computer tech in two-dimensional style. One might still access a metaverse world with a smartphone or laptop, albeit without the enhanced 3D experience. As we will see below, this would likely be an option for the global poor.Even if the metaverse does become reality, it is also beset by the problem of. American firms control its development, yet the media is not drawing any attention to this fact.
Big Tech corporations become so rich because they colonise the critical infrastructure that forms the backbone of the digital ecosystem. Everyone else pays them a cut to use core products and services like operating systems, app stores, server farms and platforms. The metaverse will be no different.
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