For a guy who is otherwise rather easy going, Notch can be incredibly pragmatic and strident. Here, he has cut to heart of the issue.
> And I did not chip in ten grand to seed a first investment round to build value for a Facebook acquisition.
> Don’t get me wrong, VR is not bad for social.
He is right - "social", especially in the way Facebook is doing it at the moment, is terrible for VR. Terrible for any technology that has such an incredible potential to change the world.
This acquisition makes one thing very clear: VR does not need social. Social needs VR.
> And I did not chip in ten grand to seed a first investment round to build value for a Facebook acquisition.
> Don’t get me wrong, VR is not bad for social.
He is right - "social", especially in the way Facebook is doing it at the moment, is terrible for VR. Terrible for any technology that has such an incredible potential to change the world.
This acquisition makes one thing very clear: VR does not need social. Social needs VR.