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I've been reserving judgment on Meta's decision to go all in on virtual reality because maybe Zuck knows something we all don't. But his vision reminds me of Second Life circa 1999. I didn't care for it back then and I don't care for it now. Maybe there's something I am missing.

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The idea of giving your boss Facebook level stalking into your working day isn't as appealing as Zuck hoped.

Not to say that Metaverse will necessarily fit the bill, but the question is whether your boss will be interested enough in getting Facebook level stalking power into their employees working day, me thinks.

Employees assess themselves as being the most productive working from home, management assess them as being the least productive. Management absolutely want in person office level control over their employees. Take a look at some of the things Microsoft Purview now tracks (and in some cases had to stop tracking due to backlash)

Completely agree with you. My point was that for the majority of workplaces, the choice of introducing or not such invasive tracking tech belongs to the employer. Employees sadly (at least to me) may not have much say in it if Meta puts together a convincing platform for employers.

Think sony had something similar to this in the ps3 era? Or I am remembering it wrong.

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