[Fuusm-l] Today's Issues Discussion October 16 2022 Consumers and the "Metaverse"

[Ted Goertzel]

The Today's Issues group meets at 9:30 on Sunday mornings in person in the
parlor of the Religious Education buildings next to the church and on Zoom
at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8583258484?pwd=RFdJUGZOZkU4THArWFpnVkllZzh1dz0
<https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8583258484?pwd=RFdJUGZOZkU4THArWFpnVkllZzh1dz09>


This Sunday,  October 16, our discussion will be on consumer protection and
the growth of the “metaverse”. Here are some readings:

In fiery Senate hearing, U.S. CFPB chief focuses on Big Tech influence,
competition | Reuters
<https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-consumer-watchdog-chief-push-competition-scrutinize-big-tech-2022-04-26/>

US to Step Up Crackdown on Wall Street, Tech Consumer Issues - Bloomberg
<https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-06/us-to-step-up-crackdown-on-wall-street-big-tech-consumer-issues>

   Printable Google Docs File
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G630lQoVnilOEMq4N8n7QtuJLKh1V1Aae8h6ySzyRR8/edit?usp=sharing>.
  Bloomberg requires registration to read the story on their site.

24 Hours in the Metaverse Version of Facebook Was Surprisingly Fun - The
New York Times (nytimes.com for subscribers)
<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/technology/metaverse-facebook-horizon-worlds.html>
   Here is a printable text only copy
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GKcGNSmaj2fk7iJqUaKDYlHTn1NOa-q_htB0JJWojdc/edit?usp=sharing>,
no illustrations.   Here is a link to the full NY Times Article With
Illustrations
<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/technology/metaverse-facebook-horizon-worlds.html?unlocked_article_code=SEZaL-fqJBjVjwEj_rDaqX42lyuI8nRr_ZqXjBkgZpivHAdGZDuFvMLhgeS-Xar-NVQuCVOhZyfX_Om7yQBhWXp_AAzjLZddADyQ2V26irf495EG-4I5Zpol0ZU1IWqLpHAoCwFhlaY-ytms00O_Q3tdEV8tp7f5MDz2Stl6QSeC2KQ17Dm0sBTwFdxBv1-K8XW7QVf_5XeMO5jPnoQJyfqNHjbpRTO5DLzfGTaYnah4OttNcry1OQV3iPvrlJyPJjDMxuxl9Ro_2YXDsA8fkNx0GvzFOSu7Nsx4RVqjP5JwhLLJ2sCj_NrFwI1tU9aav-IsXRnb66V-O1PxGDgDY26gb_EEyk78zZ6zp83b&smid=share-url>that
should work even without a subscription.

Here are some extra readings and some YouTube videos on the Metaverse, in
case you are interested to go more into this topic.

The Specter of Our Virtual Future | Sue Halpern | The New York Review of
Books (nybooks.com)
<https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/10/20/the-specter-of-our-virtual-future-the-metaverse-matthew-ball/>
from the October 20 issue.   Printable Google Docs version
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r-kKCJ0JxkJeYdeYQ4YlOaMDPv1OI3lUckOaEcCvxB0/edit?usp=sharing>
.


Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Struggles - The New York Times
(nytimes.com)
<https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/technology/meta-zuckerberg-metaverse.html>
Let me know if you need a Google Docs of this

This is a seven minute YouTube video from a Wall Street Journal reporter
sampling Virtual Reality worlds that already exist and are precursors to
the most advanced “metaverse” Facebook is anticipating:  Trapped in the
Metaverse: Here’s What 24 Hours in VR Feels Like | WSJ - YouTube
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtLTZUaMSDQ>

Facebook’s Horizon Workrooms: Useful collaboration tool or gamer’s gimmick?
– Remote Report
<https://remotereport.com/facebooks-horizon-workrooms-useful-collaboration-tool-or-gamers-gimmick/>
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