54: The Tech Hype Bubble: VR Edition (w/ Paris Marx)

July 31, 2023 01:24:19
54: The Tech Hype Bubble: VR Edition (w/ Paris Marx)
Scam Economy
54: The Tech Hype Bubble: VR Edition (w/ Paris Marx)

Jul 31 2023 | 01:24:19

/

Show Notes

Paris Marx of the Tech Won't Save Us podcast joins Scam Economy with Matt Binder to discuss one of the current big tech industry hype bubbles: VR or Virtual Reality. We break down Apple's entry into the field with the Vision Pro, Meta's play with their VR headset and its subsequent failings with the Metaverse, the crypto adjacent Web3 metaverse attempts, the tech industry's continuation to try and monetize everything, and much much more! Check out Paris Marx's newsletter, Disconnect, on the Apple Vision Pro: https://www.disconnect.blog/p/apples-vision-pro-headset-deserves Visit ScamEconomy.com Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

Other Episodes

Episode 59

February 07, 2025 00:55:39
Episode Cover

59: The Golden Age of Grift

Scam Economy is back! And just in time for The Golden Age of Grift. Host Matt Binder breaks down how the cryptocurrency industry bought...

Listen

Episode

April 22, 2022 01:07:10
Episode Cover

12: A/S/L/Crypto?: The Dating App Crypto Scam Scourge

Looking for love? Have you been targeted by a crypto scam on a dating app? Scam Economy listeners recently called into the live post-show...

Listen

Episode

May 06, 2022 00:56:14
Episode Cover

14: Crypto Bad Ideas: Abortions on the Blockchain!? + Bored Apes Break Ethereum (w/ Molly White)

Creator of Web3 is Going Great, developer Molly White joins Scam Economy with Matt Binder to discuss the insanely high Ethereum gas fees from...

Listen