6 reasons for not engaging in the Metaverse

…as yet

Photo by Richard Horvath on Unsplash

I just searched for Metverse at Unsplash and I had 55 search results. Fifty-five. That’s it.

It tells me one of two things:

1. The Metaverse is not very popular in Web 2
2. all the conversations on the Metaverse are happening elsewhere, and I am not even aware of it

When I bought Robucks for my daughter two years ago, I may have facilitated the first NFT-like purchase over a normal credit card.

I have been at the cutting edge of enterprise technology for a long time now — but the Metaverse is yet to intrigue me. Here are the reasons:

1. I may be plainly getting old
2. I have never been an active gamer; and one needs to be used to immersive experiences to get attracted to the Metaverse
3. I am yet to see real-world value creation in the Metaverse that I can explain to my mum
4. As a photographer, I am a bit too fascinated by the beauty of the real world that I find the Metaverse not matching up as yet — even on its best of days.
5. Web 2 gave me stuff for free, making me the product in the process. Web 3 allows me to buy branded merchandise a bit too early — and I have not lowered my trust bars as yet
6. I am still learning about Web 3, Crypto. The realm of “I do not know what I do not know” space is vast and enormous. As I conquer that space, little by little, I am sure to see value creation