Black Mirror of the Metaverse

Metaverse and Web3.0 is a new era that partially covers our present and near future since 2010. A new era in which computers can read and analyze data just like humans. At the heart of Web 3.0, where technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain and virtual reality enter our lives, are values such as decentralization, individuality and privacy.

With the introduction of Web 3.0 into our lives, the metaverse world began to take shape. The created universes and the created virtual worlds have grown at an incredible pace in a short time. With the fact that large companies are making projects in these new virtual worlds, the following question has started to arise in everyone’s mind. How much is this going to take ?

According to the Law on Accelerated Returns, the pace of technological progress is increasing exponentially over time. We can prove this based on criteria such as acceleration, speed, efficiency, price-performance and “power”. At the right rate, we expect to see very big evolutions and developments in the near future in technoligical revolutions. But there must be some facts and admissions that we need to consider.

Destruction

With the development of technology, the damage caused by human beings to themselves, nature and each other is increasing. Too much of this damage can slow down the progress of technology in the near future. It can even stop or reverse.

Large Companies

The biggest factor in the entry of large companies such as Facebook, Sony into the metaverse universes is, of course, the effort to grab the biggest share of the cake. Especially when we think about the future of the metaverse, the created universes are a much more powerful advertising sunday space than now. Moreover, very realistic ads that will be shown directly to the user.

Breaking Away from Reality

Perhaps this will be the most dangerous. The development and increase in the use of VR glasses gives us incredible experiences. Yes, we’re still at the beginning of everything right now. But looking at the devices we used many years ago, these may have been dreams for that period. As it is, if we manage to move forward without destroying ourselves, the things that virtual reality will offer us may be beyond imagination. While spending time in this virtual reality, the idea of being attracted to this world and forgetting about our real existence becomes inevitable. To live in a situation where we can not distinguish what the truth is, and maybe we just stop caring about what the truth is. When science always aims to run after the truth, what if the things it brings tear us away from reality.