In-reply-to » Metaverse Could Contribute Up To 2.4% of US GDP By 2035, Study Shows A study commissioned by Meta has found that the metaverse could contribute around 2.4% to U.S. annual GDP by 2035, equating to as much as $760 billion. Reuters reports: The concept of the metaverse includes augmented and virtual reality technologies that allow users to immerse themselves in a virtual world or overlay information digitally on ... ⌘ Read more

@abucci@anthony.buc.ci That would certainly be more believable to me. I mean don’t get me wrong, Meta being Meta they will probably pour so much money into it and try to brute force it into some sort of life, but I can’t imagine it will ever live up to their hype or be the game changer they try to make it out to be.

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