I , for one, am glad that the Metaverse crashed and burned. Not because I have anything against Facebook, Zuckerberg or all the other entrepreneurs and investors who burned billions of dollars trying to push it into existence. It’s because I prefer real life, as messy, unpredictable, and sometimes wonderful, as it is.
For instance, I’m sure computer software can make this picture look less blurry. It can make the rainbow perfect and the steps more elegant. Heck, maybe this whole photo was photoshopped to begin with. However, let’s pretend together that it isn’t, and you see this today while you are on a morning walk to think about your 2024 personal growth goals. How would you interpret this?
Would you use this moment to allow your soul to speak to you about your 2024 desires? Or, would your ego convince you to snap a photo so you can quickly post it on social media to make everyone think you had a better morning, only to keep walking right on by after. Would you choose to see this as an invitation from the Universe to disregard your chosen path and take the leap of faith to walk up these stairs to see what happens next? Or, would you just have a nice moment looking at this incredible view and keep it moving, putting the moment in your inspiration graveyard?
As a Dreamer, my choice would be easy. I would see this as an invitation and begin walking up the stairs to see what clarity or adventure it might bring. In real life, you get to make important choices that can greatly impact your life. There can be great risk and/or great reward.
In the Metaverse, what repulsed me so much was the thought that we were being asked to put goggles on to connect, be entertained, or to learn for a solid portion of our day, both for work and leisure to make both better. The act of putting goggles on for say, more than an hour a day, worried me. Heck, we are all already addicted to our phones to the degree that we would rather socially interact with an App rather than the person right in front of us. Don’t agree with this, go to any bar or restaurant and see how many people are not talking to each other cause they are looking at their screens.
I guess I’m just against any form of blinding myself further from the present moment. I don’t want to give up on real life. I still find it interesting. I believe that we need to inspire more Dreamers, and that virtual reality will turn into the easy way out for many. A reward of sorts, for not even trying to get what they really desire in life. For these reasons, I’m happy it crashed and burned.
