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catalog

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So why do they need tokens? The excuse on the AI generative stuff is the heavy computing power required.
 
Clinamenic

Clinamenic

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catalog said:
So why do they need tokens? The excuse on the AI generative stuff is the heavy computing power required.
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Token is just a term that has stuck more than it deserves to. It just refers to a piece of data which represents some object, whether that object is financial asset, a piece of media, or a document. It's also the atomic unit of the state of the database: the state of the database is the current allocation of all tokens of all types across all accounts - but the term token has a financial connotation that I think has overstayed its welcome.
 
Clinamenic

Clinamenic

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catalog said:
So why do they need tokens? The excuse on the AI generative stuff is the heavy computing power required.
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Yeah and that business model makes some degree of sense, as far as I know - assuming they're even using blockchain. You haven't had to create a web3 wallet to use the GANs have you?
 
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Clinamenic said:
Yeah and that business model makes some degree of sense, as far as I know - assuming they're even using blockchain. You haven't had to create a web3 wallet to use the GANs have you?
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No but I think it could be going that way cos Dall e has now said you can make nfts and all that. Someone's gotta get paid somewhere along the line I suppose.
 
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A virtual cryptocurrency building in the San Fernando Valley, in the style of Andre Derain

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william_kent

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a friend of mine's ( millennial ) daughter bought those metaverse goggles and sent them back after a week, which leads me to think "who is this aimed at?"

like, it seems no-one is interested
 
Clinamenic

Clinamenic

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william_kent said:
a friend of mine's ( millennial ) daughter bought those metaverse goggles and sent them back after a week, which leads me to think "who is this aimed at?"

like, it seems no-one is interested
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Yeah this metaverse push really had gaming-centric take, without much real use beyond that. There are virtual conferencing apps, plus AR construction assistance tech, which I think may develop out into more useful applications.

But the bigger trend which I think the term 'metaverse' really ought to describe is the increasing percentage of our lives spent online and in virtual environments.
 
william_kent

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Clinamenic said:
Yeah this metaverse push really had gaming-centric take, without much real use beyond that. There are virtual conferencing apps, plus AR construction assistance tech, which I think may develop out into more useful applications.

But the bigger trend which I think the term 'metaverse' really ought to describe is the increasing percentage of our lives spent online and in virtual environments.
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my friend's millennial daughter is a "gamer" ( COD champion, etc., ) so if she packs up the goggles and ships them back, then who is this "metaverse" going to appeal to?
 
Clinamenic

Clinamenic

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william_kent said:
my friend's millennial daughter is a "gamer" ( COD champion, etc., ) so if she packs up the goggles and ships them back, then who is this "metaverse" going to appeal to?
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Even gaming-wise, I don't think the leading examples of VR metaverses are that interesting. They still seem kinda primitive to me.
 
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