Ever since Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook would be changing its name to Meta and venturing into the metaverse the reception has been cold. But why are so many people opposed to the idea of this cutting-edge technology? Sources: Meta's Horizon Worlds is open for business in the US and Canada https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/meta-horizon-worlds-metaverse#:~:text=Horizon%20Worlds%2C%20a%20multiplayer%20virtual,a%20gaming%20and%20social%20platform. Meta’s social VR platform Horizon hits 300,000 users https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/17/22939297/meta-social-vr-platform-horizon-300000-users Meta’s ‘Horizon Worlds’ Has Somehow Lost 100,000 Players In Eight Months https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2022/10/17/metas-horizon-worlds-has-somehow-lost-100000-players-in-eight-months/?sh=142f3a602a1b Facebook's Metaverse Is Apparently Filled With Mostly Empty 'Sad' Worlds https://kotaku.com/meta-facebook-horizon-worlds-vr-mark-zuckerberg-1849669048 Why can’t we have legs in the metaverse? https://qz.com/why-can-t-we-have-legs-in-the-metaverse-1849344172 Meta’s flagship metaverse app is too buggy and employees are barely using it, says exec in charge https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/6/23391895/meta-facebook-horizon-worlds-vr-social-network-too-buggy-leaked-memo CEO Tim Cook says Apple avoids the word 'metaverse' because the average person doesn't know what it means — a stark contrast to rival Facebook https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-cook-apple-avoids-term-metaverse-facebook-2022-10#:~:text=Apple%20CEO%20Tim%20Cook%20discussed,Zuckerberg's%20obsession%20with%20the%20metaverse. Cybersickness Could Spell an Early Death for the Metaverse https://www.thedailybeast.com/cybersickness-could-spell-an-early-death-for-the-metaverse-and-virtual-reality The ‘metaverse’ is increasingly looking like a scam https://ktla.com/news/money-smart/the-metaverse-is-increasingly-looking-like-a-scam/ Facebook and the Metaverse: should we be worried about privacy? https://www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/10/29/facebook-and-the-metaverse-should-we-be-worried-about-privacy.html Facebook's 'metaverse' triggers data mining, privacy concerns from experts https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/facebooks-metaverse-triggers-data-mining-privacy-concerns-from-experts/f6muhqmpz Zuckerberg: The metaverse will be ‘very exciting’ — in the 2030s https://thenextweb.com/news/zuckerberg-meta-metaverse-exciting-2030-analysis A sign of failure? No one is on Horizon Worlds https://mashable.com/article/horizon-worlds-is-underwhelming Just an opinion: Why I already hate the ‘metaverse’ https://www.applemust.com/just-an-opinion-why-i-already-hate-the-metaverse/ Companies Are Spending Billions on a Metaverse That Makes No Sense https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-02-11/the-metaverse-makes-no-sense-and-here-s-why what is the metaverse and why you’re going to hate it https://worldofweirdthings.com/2021/10/25/what-is-the-metaverse-and-why-youre-going-to-hate-it Zuckerberg’s Metaverse App on 'Quality Lockdown' as Even Employees Won’t Use It: Report https://decrypt.co/111483/zuckerberg-meta-metaverse-quality-lockdown-employees-wont-use-it ----------------------- 📧 Business Email: hellolizmartin@gmail.com (business only) 💵 Buy Me a Coffee: https://paypal.me/itslizmartin