After spending two years locked up at home, companies like Facebook are trying to sell you on a new vision of the future: strap on a bulky virtual reality headset and experience expansive virtual worlds filled with joy and legless, cartoonized avatars of your.
You are not alone if that doesn't sound like something you want to be a part of. The concept is our favorite meme.
1. Meat-a-verse.
Some people are concerned that Mark Zuckerberg and his company might have ulterior motives. After news broke that a Turkish farmer was putting his cows in virtual reality headsets to show them green fields and pastures to increase milk production, one person posted a meme showing Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, striding past rows and rows of audience members testing out virtual reality headsets.
Some seem less concerned about the consequences and are just happy to forget.
One user commented that if he could escape his miserable life in the form of virtual reality, he would do it 100 percent. I already play video games and TV shows.
2. This is fine.
The dog was sitting at a kitchen table inside the burning house. The meme was changed to feature an original character in a burning house, oblivious to the flames, because of the virtual reality goggles on their face.
It is a sharp-elbowed reminder that virtual reality can distract us from everyday problems that need immediate solutions, like climate change.
3. Let's make a deal.
What do virtual reality users get in return for their time in a virtual world? A meme-maker said that not a lot.
The caption of a meme shows a man dressed in a business suit and says, "I receive: Hours of your life wasted." A funny little box is what you receive.
4. Chump changes.
When you can just pick a new name, who needs real change? The above user seems to be suggesting that when Facebook changed its name to Meta, it was at least that.
5. There is a possibility of a prison.
Can you imagine being in a prison? A video featuring two players using virtual reality headsets and flailing wildly in full-body control suit situations popped off with more than 51,000 upvotes.
6. Unreal Estate.
This is a dig at real estate agents who spend millions of dollars on virtual plots of land. If you have a headset, you can live in reality-based housing even if you aren't able to afford it.
7. It is all too much.
The metaverse reminds us of the bigger picture. It's true that virtual reality can be scary, but what about the rest of the world? There are supply chain shortages and variant COVID.
Sometimes we feel better, and sometimes we feel worse. There are still some good things being done in the world, even if you are feeling a little blue after this.
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