"I am not able to see a compelling metaverse situation at the moment," Musk said.
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Musk made it clear to metaverse fans that he has no time for virtual worlds and living life as an avatar.
In an interview with The Babylon Bee, the CEO of the electric car company said he didn't know if he would buy into it. People talk to me a lot about it.
The potential of the metaverse, where plots of land have sold for millions of dollars and big brands like Nike have jumped in, has been the subject of hype.
Wall Street is excited about the opportunities in virtual worlds and Web3. It has the potential to change almost everything in humans' lives.
Musk poked fun at the idea that people would wear virtual or augmented reality headsets for a long time just to wander a futuristic virtual landscape.
"Sure, you can put a TV on your nose, and then you'll be in a different world," he said.
The billionaire said he was told not to sit too close to a television screen as it was bad for his eyesight, and that living in the metaverse means having to wear augmented and virtual reality goggles for long stretches.
I'm like, what? He asked if that was good for him.
Musk said he couldn't imagine anyone wearing a screen to their face all day and not wanting to leave. It's not comfortable to have this thing strapped to your head all the time.
The popularity of gaming metaverses that allow players to earn or create coins as part of a game has increased recently. The experience may be second-best according to Musk.
He said that you could play a video game on your computer console and not get motion sickness. If you try to do that with virtual reality goggles, you will get motion sickness. It doesn't feel like that's the answer.
I think we're not going to disappear into the metaverse. This sounds like a word.
Musk's latest comments are a bit playful, but he has been very emotional about the metaverse recently. At the weekend, he said Web3 is more hype than reality.
In response to Jack Dorsey, who criticized venture capital's influence in the space, Musk asked if anyone had seen Web3.
Musk acknowledged in the interview that he might be seen as rejecting the metaverse in the same way that people dismissed the internet in the 1990s.
There's a danger that that's the case. He said he was unable to see a compelling metaverse situation. I don't understand it. Maybe I will, but I don't know.
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