John Carmack Sounds a Skeptical Note over Metas Metaverse Plans

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  • a single application can't scale to that level of complexity
  • a single company with a walled-garden approach can't make all the right decisions, i.e., it has to happen organically
  • metaverse "a honeypot trap for 'architecture astronauts.'"
    • "high-level" stuff isn't important for getting stuff built
    • idea.Build-products-not-architecture (Private)
  • "Sometimes these things that just add people are not always a positive, especially for people that are a little more on the introverted side of things."
  • shouldn't be built around 3D models and recreations of physical objects, since that throws out too much assets, and places a high barrier to entry for people with cameras