{"id":321970,"date":"2021-08-11T20:07:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T17:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-metaverse-mark-zuckerbergs-brave-new-world\/"},"modified":"2021-08-11T20:07:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T17:07:51","slug":"the-metaverse-mark-zuckerbergs-brave-new-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-metaverse-mark-zuckerbergs-brave-new-world\/","title":{"rendered":"# The metaverse: Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Brave New World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ce1305c48\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ce1305c48\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-metaverse-mark-zuckerbergs-brave-new-world\/#The_metaverse\" >The metaverse<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># The metaverse: Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Brave New World <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjEtMDgvYTY1YjBmY2EtY2E5MS00YzdhLWFmNmUtYWE2NjQ3YmExNTZhLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>If <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened to be a human being, where would he\/she\/they currently be? Most likely in prison\u2026 for a very long time. The company\u2019s transgressions are too numerous to list. But Facebook is not human; it\u2019s a company, and a very profitable one, at that. In fact, it\u2019s now one of the most profitable companies in the world. Facebook\u2019s market capitalization has\u00a0recently\u00a0surpassed the $1 trillion mark.<\/p>\n<p>When we think of Facebook \u2014 more specifically, Facebook Inc. \u2014 we tend to think of a social media platform that is somewhat dated. However, it is important to remember that this multiheaded hydra is a conglomerate that owns 78 different companies, including WhatsApp and Instagram. In other words, Facebook is much more than cat videos and conspiracy theories. Spearheaded by Mark Zuckerberg, a champion of smoked meats, Facebook Inc. is a well-oiled machine. Its power is undeniable, and this power is growing. As Fortune magazine recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/company\/facebook\/fortune500\/\">noted<\/a>: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cFacebook, it appears, can\u2019t be hurt \u2014 not by major ad buyers boycotting its service, not by state and federal investigations, and not even by a pandemic.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic may have brought the world to its knees, but Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook\u2019s CEO, hasn\u2019t felt the effects. Last year, he had a measly net worth of $82 billion; today, it\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/mark-zuckerberg\/?sh=afc274d3e06d\">above<\/a> $130 billion. Now, with Zuckerberg attempting to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22588022\/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-ceo-metaverse-interview\" data-amp=\"https:\/\/www-theverge-com.cdn.ampproject.org\/c\/s\/www.theverge.com\/platform\/amp\/22588022\/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-ceo-metaverse-interview\">create<\/a> his own metaverse, expect his value \u2014 and his power \u2014 to increase substantially.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_metaverse\"><\/span>The metaverse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before discussing the metaverse, it\u2019s important to ask one important question: What the hell is the metaverse, anyway? A blending of the words \u201cmeta,\u201d which means beyond, and \u201cuniverse,\u201d the metaverse combines elements of the physical world and merges them with virtual spaces. American writer and author Neal Stephenson <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/Snow_Crash\/RMd3GpIFxcUC?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0\">coined<\/a> the term in 1992. Two decades later, no longer confined to the realms of sci-fi, the metaverse is almost upon us.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Sci-fi or blockchain reality? The \u2019Ready Player One\u2019 OASIS can be built<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this brave new world, the lines between physical reality and digital domains will become increasingly blurry. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrencies are already part of the metaversal experience, but going forward, in the actual metaverse, they will be combined with you, the user. Although we currently live, communicate and shop on the internet, once the metaverse comes into existence, we very well live our lives <em>in<\/em> the internet. Elon Musk wants to transport us to Mars, but Zuckerberg wants to transport us to, and place us in, the internet. Literally.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>The convergence between Tesla, SpaceX, renewable energy and Bitcoin mining<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview to The Verge, Zuckerberg described the metaverse as an \u201cembodied internet, where instead of just viewing content \u2014 you are in it.\u201d We will be tenants in Zuckerberg\u2019s ever-expanding house. Rent will be paid in the form of data. This is not a comforting thought. As Wired\u2019s Toby Tremayne <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.co.uk\/article\/metaverse-big-tech\">noted<\/a>, Big Tech firms like Facebook have \u201cbecome walled gardens increasingly centralised and controlled by corporate interests.\u201d Facebook already \u201cowns WhatsApp, Instagram and Oculus,\u201d which gives \u201cthem ownership of our friends, our behaviour, our gait, eye movement and emotional state.\u201d Soon, if Zuckerberg has his way, Facebook Inc. will have even greater control over our lives. That, I argue, should comfort no one but Zuckerberg.<\/p>\n<p>To access the metaverse, biometric data will be required. Eye scans, voice recordings, pulse rates, etc. All of this information will be collected by Facebook Inc. What will be done with this data? Considering Facebook has a sordid history of violating users\u2019 data, this is an important question to ask. What laws, if any, will apply in the metaverse? If my avatar steals an asset, such as digital artwork, from another user, will I be punished? What happens if I live in Canada but my victim lives in Cambodia? If you think the world of crypto has its issues with crime, and it does, imagine the problems that the metaverse will present us with. Think Grand Theft Auto mixed with real-life scenes from Haiti or South Africa. Can we trust Facebook to police the metaverse? Of course not. Then again, who can we trust to police the unknown? World governments? Please.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>The data economy is a dystopian nightmare<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For this piece, I reached out to Matthew Ball, a metaversal mystic of sorts. A venture capitalist, futurist and Silicon Valley-veteran rolled into one, Ball told me: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe very premise of the metaverse means that more of our lives will be online, rather than just data relating to our lives.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for our economies, they \u201cwill run virtually rather than just be augmented digitally (i.e. via email, ecommerce, etc.).\u201d Relocating to the metaverse, Ball warned, will intensify \u201cmany present-day risks, such as those of misinformation, data security, data rights (i.e. portability, right to be forgotten, disclosures), as well as the risks of platform control (e.g. Apple\u2019s ownership of app standards, app distribution, app billing).\u201d What we are witnessing is a digital evolution of sorts. The internet has changed the way we bring information, provide services and experiences online, but the metaverse \u2014 through goggles, headsets and haptic sensors \u2014 will revolutionize what it means to be human. Essentially, the metaverse will take us somewhere completely unknown. The question we must ask now, though, is: Should Facebook be the company to take us there, wherever there may be?<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\"><em>The views, thoughts and opinions expressed here are the author\u2019s alone and do not necessarily reflect or represent the views and opinions of Cointelegraph.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"background: rgb(239, 239, 239); border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;\"><strong>John Mac Ghlionn<\/strong> is a researcher and cultural commentator. 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