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Yes, the Fediverse is actually awesome. It's decentralized, there's so many open-source implementations, etc etc. The Fediverse is what Zuckerberg wishes the Metaverse could be.
I respectfully disagree.
Zuck wants the metaverse to be what they show in the Ready Player One movie, which is not even close to what the fediverse is trying to be in any way.
He wants everyone to live in a virtual world that he alone controls.
I agree (also respectfully), just wanted to add, as I have seen the movie yesterday (and know the book), that the Oasis in Ready Player One is a not really a bad place. So the original OASIS is not what Meta want to have.
IOI (and Meta) want to transform an OASIS into their dystopian metaverse, like shown in the movie when IOI proudly presented their plans: a company's dream of monetarizing every breath you take while exploiting everyone except their shareholders.
Yeah, I think you're right. My memory of the book is rustier, I know they changed a lot, and I can't remember all of the differences. My thought was mostly that Zuck is looking for more along the lines of what the evil corporation that wants to take it over would turn it into. Not what it was to start with.