The design of the company's Quest virtual reality headset isn't liked by Facebook's vice president for global affairs and communications.
In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Clegg had a hard time drinking his coffee while wearing the headset, as a clip shared by the publication's Henry Mance shows.
The consequence of having to lift his headset to have a sip of his beverage was that the head of his virtual character snapped back unnaturally.
He told Mance that if he lifted his head, it was because he was drinking his coffee and the headset was too bulky for him to drink without it. I don't think I'm craning my head weirdly.
It is a rather damning confession, considering how close he is to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and how much he is betting on virtual reality.
The metaverse isn't going to replace physical interaction any time soon. The company's virtual reality spaces are filled with screaming children and men making unwanted advances on the women users.
In the world of journalism, Mance is difficult to sell.
Can we get the mockery out of the way? Mance was told by Clegg upon their virtual meeting. Looking at a floating head that only vaguely resembles a human isn't good for an insightful one-on-one.
That is not to mention that the headsets are large and heavy. The ability to sip a coffee while catching up inside what Facebook is calling the "metaverse" should be a pretty basic expectation.
Will Oremus, a tech reporter for The New York Times, wrote in a reply to Mance's video that he is not sure if the video is actually a glitchy video conference app.
My trip into the metaverse with Nick Clegg was reported by the Financial Times.
Sexual assault is already happening in the metaverse.
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