Mark Zuckerberg: Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and the Metaverse | Lex Fridman Podcast #267

Mark argues that you can only build Facebook/Meta if you have the idea that people having the right to express themselves is a good thingVoice + Connection = Opportunity

The key question: how do you replicate presence?  Mark says Meta wants to make the most human thing possible: visual presence, spatial audio, temperature, olfactory system, touch, etc.

Mark: phones, TVs, etc try to deliver experiences that feel high fidelity but at no point you feel like you are in it....  You can't have side conversations on Zoom. 

The goal of the metaverse is not to build technology for people to interact with; but rather, build technology for people to interact with each otherSpatial audio and eye contact technology are just two features to drastically improve on current video meeting technology, for exampleEstablishing a presence is the most difficult problem

Mark: People think the metaverse is a place - but it's really about a time when immersive digital worlds become the primary way we live our lives. The metaverse is a continuation, not a new thing.

Mark: Centralized systems, if you are a serious company, can allow you to train systems that will do much better personalization.