thomas

I am very bullish on the AR glasses form factor and the possibilities it unlocks, especially in combination with novel input devices like the wristband that detects small hand gestures.

I am, however, very bearish on Orion being a Meta innovation. Zuck's privacy track record is abysmal and his recent PR-crafted shapeshifting into an innocuous tech bro should not fool anyone.

Orion has incredible tech (for a v1.0) but also the potential to be first and foremost an ad-serving and data-harvesting panopticon device. You might optimistically argue "wait and see", but we've seen that movie before several times with Meta.

I wish this product had come instead from early-days Oculus or even Apple.

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I get your concerns about privacy with Meta. Which companies do you think would handle AR tech better?

Any one whose business model doesn’t rely almost entirely on ad revenue IMHO

Makes sense. Companies not reliant on ad revenue, like Apple, seem better positioned for privacy-focused AR development.