Elon Musk has expressed that he does not believe in the concept of a metaverse. He believes that his Neuralink technology will improve people’s virtual reality experiences.
Elon Musk opposes the metaverse and Web3 ecosystems
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and CEO of Tesla, an electric car maker, has recently expressed his opposition to the current metaverse and Web3 ecosystems campaign.
Musk stated in a recent interview with Babylon Bee that Web3 and metaverse trends are getting increasingly popular, but he does not believe in them.
“I don’t know if I necessarily buy into this metaverse stuff, although people talk to me a lot about it… I’m currently unable to see a compelling metaverse situation or Web 3 sounds like more marketing than reality. I don’t get it, and maybe I will, but I don’t get it yet.” – He said.
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX stated that he finds it impossible to see a future in which people must leave the physical world to live in a virtual one.
“I don’t see somebody strapping a frickin’ screen to their face all day and refusing to take it off.”
In comparison to the concept of the metaverse, he brought out the irony of the guidance he got as a child.
“It’s weird that when I grew up I was like don’t sit close to TV it’s gonna ruin your eyesight. Now you’ve got TV literally in front of your face. I’m like what? Is that good for you?”
Neuralink is superior to Metaverse
Musk stated that his neurotechnology business, Neuralink, will provide a better ecosystem for individuals to fully engage in virtual reality, despite his lack of enthusiasm for the metaverse and Web3.
Neuralink’s primary goal is to develop brain implants that can be implanted in humans to restore and augment a variety of physical abilities through the use of computers.
“In the long term, a sophisticated Neuralink could put you fully into virtual reality. I think we’re far from disappearing into the metaverse, this sounds just kind of buzzwordy.” – Musk said.
Another “centralized” entity is Web3
His comments come just one day after Twitter’s former CEO, Jack Dorsey, claimed that venture capitalists and their limited partners will have an impact on Web3.
He described the technology as a “centralized entity with a distinct label.” Elon Musk joked, “Has anyone seen Web3?” in response to the post, which prompted a big controversy. I can’t seem to locate it.”
