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Today's Metaverse (Built on a 3D Avatar + ARVR Interface) Is Garbage

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Liberal era
"Fountain" — Marcel Duchamp

The in-between era
"Once you are famous, even dropping a turd gets you applause. So just become famous first." — Andy Warhol

(Late) Neoliberal era
"Throw money around, drop a turd and get applause. So just become famous first." — thinknormal

In the liberal era, beginning with respect for diversity, Marcel Duchamp tore out a urinal and exhibited it. And through his own interpretation, he earned empathy. Why did Korea's famous artist Nam June Paik cut John Cage's tie — giving many people inspiration?

Today's online/offline economy is an era where we can experience firsthand that if you push money in a recession because it's a recession, or push money in a boom because it's a boom, then as long as you don't give up, results will eventually come.
Coupang, somewhere between social commerce and group-buy. Kakao, somewhere between messenger and a gift-certificate platform. Daangn Market, somewhere between used-goods and an offline ad platform. All started as seemingly kind, free services and turned into Jekyll-and-Hyde platforms where money makes money.

Justice isn't absent only from politics.

This English version was translated by Claude.

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Pleasant Charles — UI/UX researcher at AIT. Keeping notes on design, planning, and slow days here since 2010.

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