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Actual reality is infinitely preferable to the dystopian augmented reality of the Metaverse

Bartlett, Eva
http://www.rt.com/op-ed/540461-augmented-reality-metaverse-iceland/

Publisher:  RT
Year Published:  2022  
Resource Type:  Article

After isolating lockdowns and other absurd anti-science measures that have made life hell for many for the past year-and-a-half, people are thirsty for real life interactions, not Zoom calls or other digital meet-ups.

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Advances in augmented reality (AR) technology are presented as making our lives easier, more pleasurable. And, certainly for kids who have grown up on technology, AR may be an easy sell. But for many of us who grew up offline, in the ‘realverse’, playing in creeks and skateboarding in parks, the thought of Big Tech’s augmented virtual existence is off-putting, even revolting.

After isolating lockdowns and other absurd anti-science measures that have made life hell for many for the past year-and-a-half, people are thirsty for real life interactions, not Zoom calls or other digital meet-ups. People are thirsty for real-life experiences, the good and the bad, the things that make us human – not some virtual world where users can choose a perfect, problem-less existence.

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