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• @edludlow Ed Ludlow on x

  Hmm. The “Facebook 👍 Sign” at 1 Hacker Way is covered in a temporary canvas/cover which also shows 👍. Earlier a small security team was putting up a barrier/cordon around it and guards are patrolling 🤷🏻‍♂ ️ (Note: did not see the cover go up) $FB #Facebook story @TheTerminal http…

• @thedailyshow @thedailyshow on x

  Nobody asked for this new Facebook feature [video of Zuckerberg keynote followed January 6 riot footage]

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  From this vantage point it appears the new name may be ♾️. Or possibly 👀 https://twitter.com/...

• @manoushz Manoush Zomorodi on x

  “In the metaverse, you can decide when you need to take a break and teleport to a private bubble to be alone.” Eating lunch and watching this. And weeping. https://twitter.com/...

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Shorter Zuckerberg: I want to build the operating system and disintermediate Apple.

• @janelytv Jane Lytvynenko on x

  Zuck says the metaverse is gonna require “new forms of government.” Well. If there's one thing we know we can trust Zuck with, it's building governance on platforms.

• @willoremus Will Oremus on x

  the metaverse looks exhausting

• @willoremus Will Oremus on x

  Just realized with a sinking feeling that this whole NFT thing is basically the groundwork to Facebook forcing us to buy avatars as in-game purchases in the metaverse just to attend a business meeting. Legs will cost extra

• @raoulgmi Raoul Pal on x

  The Zuck video today for Meta might well have been cheesy but it was incredible important...maybe one of the most important things I have seen in years (although something I have expected and written about for a long time). 1/

• @carolecadwalla Carole Cadwalladr on x

  The whole presentation is worth watching in full for the complete mindfuck experience. But @nickclegg is always a highlight. Here he is allaying fears that the metaverse might destroy democracy or launch nuclear missiles from your toaster which of course it can't https://twitter.…

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Choose your fighter https://twitter.com/...

• @caseynewton Casey Newton on x

  Mark Zuckerberg joining Phoebe Bridgers' band in VR https://twitter.com/...

• @donie Donie O'Sullivan on x

  This Vice headline though. Zuckerberg Announces Fantasy World Where Facebook Is Not a Horrible Company https://www.vice.com/...

• @sarafischer Sara Fischer on x

  Not so subtle @Apple swipe by Zuck: “This period has also been humbling” because as big company, we are also building on other platforms. “Living under their rules has profoundly changed my view on the tech industry.” https://twitter.com/...

• @jason_koebler Jason Koebler on x

  The Facebook metaverse stream was the most delusional thing I've ever seen from any company or any person in my entire life https://www.vice.com/...

• @jesawyer @jesawyer on x

  https://twitter.com/...

• @davepell Dave Pell on x

  The metaverse enables rioters to take a shit in the Capitol from the comfort of their home.

• @tobi Tobi Lütke on x

  Seriously, this is one of the most profound and approachable articulations of how the metaverse might plausibly come together. You have to watch it.

• @balajis Balaji Srinivasan on x

  Please note: we must still fund people to decentralize Facebook. I'm glad that Zuck discussed interoperability, and virtual economies, but we do need alternatives. However, the only substantive critique is a constructive one: build the future better. https://twitter.com/...

• @charliefink Charlie Fink on x

  Here's Zuck's keynote for #connect2021 If you have any interest in #VR #AR this is a must-see. Can they build the #metaverse spending $10BN a year? Their vision is tremendously exciting, and more than a little terrifying. What do you think? https://www.facebook.com/...

• @raoulgmi Raoul Pal on x

  This is something that is truly exponential. It is the future of everything but you can choose your future and your society that most aligns with you. This is the game changer. Don't use your cynicism about Facebook. See the change.

• @digiphile Alex Howard on x

  Liberal democracy is the worst form of government in history, except for all the rest that have been tried from time to time. Perhaps the companies entrusted with ethical governance of a global metaverse should be governed by rotating CEOs & board members elected by shareholders.…

• @alexvoica Alexandru Voica on x

  Connect 2021 starts in a few minutes! Tune in for the keynote to hear about the latest innovations in augmented and virtual reality: https://www.facebook.com/... And follow the 🧵below for news and announcements from the event 👇

• @balajis Balaji Srinivasan on x

  Note something else: lesser men would have crumbled in the face of years of relentless attacks from all sides. Easy to just give in. But the modern arena is a crucible, selecting for the kind of leader who can somehow notch record wins despite all that. https://twitter.com/...

• @rmac18 @rmac18 on x

  sweet baby rays book holder. SWEET BABY RAYS BOOK HOLDER. https://twitter.com/...

• @balajis Balaji Srinivasan on x

  Go watch Zuck's keynote. Because it's not just a talk on the metaverse. It's about standing firm in the face of a nation state attack — by the US government — and articulating a vision for the future that's about building, not banning. https://www.facebook.com/...

• @samfbiddle Sam Biddle on x

  This is actually a pretty realistic demo in that Zuckerberg's employees and immediate family are probably the only people telling him this is really cool https://twitter.com/...

• @carolecadwalla Carole Cadwalladr on x

  'So basically what you're saying is that you're going to be able to send a text message just by thinking about moving your fingers.' WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG https://twitter.com/...

• @pattonoswalt Patton Oswalt on x

  I think the new Facebook called Meta looks fun.

• @anferno Anthony Miale on x

  Zuck is just like us! Sauce on the living room shelf https://twitter.com/...

• @tobi Tobi Lütke on x

  Mark's fb Connect keynote is hugely inspiring. https://www.facebook.com/...

• @tacolamp Brielle Garcia on x

  Did anything get announced that's actually shipping this decade? GTA for Quest sounds awesome. Progressive web apps are cool and useful. Non-FB login too. Just lots of CG trailers and hollow sounding promises otherwise.