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The-Initiative t1_itbr5hx wrote

Imagine if all those resources were put to use on something useful, like curing disease or alternative energy research.

But avatars with legs are great too, I guess…

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jonatton______yeah t1_itbwg2q wrote

That dickhead did put in loads of money to build a new ward at SF General Hospital (now named after him). I hate the guy and think he's a scourge on society, but he did do that.

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mattsowa t1_itbzzol wrote

Performative philantropism deserves no recognition

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No_Bullfrog5936 t1_itflmt6 wrote

Tf? Yes it does… money talks and if a hospital is built and patients are saved wtf matters if it’s performative or not.

Idiots

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mattsowa t1_ith606g wrote

Iit's great that it happened. What's not great are the motives behind such performances. I don't think we're the idiots kiddo.

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No_Bullfrog5936 t1_ithb72g wrote

I mean if you’re utilitarian it doesn’t matter… wild to me people wouldn’t recognize a hospital but for some reason intentions are really important.

So thoughts and prayers by a kind soul beats an actual hospital by a sociopath got it

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mattsowa t1_ithbfpm wrote

I think you really need to learn some reading comprehension skills. I'd say it's about time

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businessboyz t1_itc23ur wrote

Eh, don’t discount the hidden technological advancements that come along with the dumb consumer results like avatar legs.

The advancements in our understanding of mathematics/physics and it’s application in coding could have profound impacts in other aspects of the world.

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VanillaElectrical331 t1_itcoeki wrote

I genuinely can't tell if you're being sarcastic...

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businessboyz t1_itcp0jy wrote

I’m not. Technology doesn’t advance in straightforward ways. Discoveries are often arising out of work completely unrelated to the original set out goal.

When we sent humans to the moon, we invented a whole lot of technology from the resulting lessons that had absolutely nothing to do with space. I don’t see why there wouldn’t be potential for technological advancements to come out of this metaverse initiative that ultimately have nothing to do with Meta’s virtual world.

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JAKSeattle t1_itgmduq wrote

One example off the top of my head: Velcro! Invented to stick stuff on the wall and keep things from flying around inside the space capsule. Now available at every fabric and hardware store in your neighborhood!

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aGoblinLife t1_itbse1m wrote

Not the same people, resources for entertainment are allocated based on consumer demand for it. If you're looking for a more top down allocation of resources then you're going to get shit results.

Should we invest more into medical and energy sectors over entertainment? Unclear.

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The-Initiative t1_itbsyt1 wrote

Metaverse is a mark z pet project. He could direct that money any way he chooses. Yeah, I get it’s a corporation, but if he wanted billions of meta resources devoted to building flying pogo sticks, they’d be working on that instead.

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PerformerOwn194 t1_itbvpw3 wrote

Uh yeah probably

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aGoblinLife t1_item0po wrote

Entertainment is the opiate of the masses, I feel like we'd be introducing instability to our society. As much as people say they want others to be motivated and productive, I'd like to remind you that some of the worst people in our history were motivated and productive.

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