Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg - who is so passionate about the idea that he renamed his company to 'Meta' - argued that we'll one day spend the majority of our time inside the metaverse.
Zuckerberg said: "A lot of people think that the metaverse is about a place, but one definition of this is it's about a time when basically immersive digital worlds become the primary way that we live our lives and spend our time."I think that's a reasonable construct." However, not everyone is convinced—not least Tim Sweeney, CEO of 'Fortnite' creators Epic Games.
Sweeney told the Financial Times that he doubts the metaverse will overtake reality, saying: "I don't foresee in the next decade or two that people's lives become immersed in this kind of medium.
I think this is something you do, definitely for recreation, perhaps for work in the future too.Sweeney added: "I just mean we're not going to plug our brains into some sort of device and meditate as our conscious is embedded in some virtual world.
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