Towards the end of the proud month for 2022, Meta has a share New video Which outlines the potential value of Metaverse as a vehicle to increase freedom of expression by enabling people to show their likes through the use of digital avatars.
This is an attractive advantage of the larger Metavers shift, which has some social boundaries that can be better mitigated in a more deliberate and personal image about oneself, enabled through wider digital connections, and through more immersive, engaging social spaces. .
There are potentially bad aspects though. I have often asked, with the rise of visual enhancement tools through filters, effects, and more, whether those who apply this type regularly become more introverted in real life, because they may not see what they project in their posts online.
As the creators of the video note above, using their VR for connectivity has actually improved their real-life experience as well – but I think being more disconnected from your real physical self can eventually lead to more disconnection, if you become more disconnected. Comfortable on your digital skin.
This is one of the many psychological effects that will require further study, but the idea that metaverse expressions can be more free, in different ways, seems promising and is another path worth exploring.
But the next stage, if it is meta-predicted, and we spend hours after hours every day in the digital world, will still have a range of flow-on effects that need to be carefully evaluated, and ideally, rolled out on a large scale before anything else.
Social media has caused a lot of social damage, because it was caught so early that we didn’t know what the impact could be until it was too late. Push the meter to move faster, Even if it means breaking things, I am concerned about Metaverse’s approach to the same subject, with a desire to potentially move beyond any concerns about such effects. And without any regulatory structure ahead of time, it will be too late again before we identify its worst effects.
We don’t know, but hopefully Meta will adopt such a more measured approach in its next shift, which could enable such more openness and more free expression of personal identity.
