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- Crypto, NFTs, and the metaverse are all words referring to what many say is going to be the next iteration of the internet. But it’s also a world filled with exploitation, scammers and outright theft. Given the recent collapse of the crypto market, can the utopian vision for Web 3.0 survive?
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My mom was scammed. She sent $50000 cash. Fortunately she called you right after dropping the package off at UPS and you was able to retrieve it after it left the bill. These people are the lowest of the low, what you and your team is doing is a real blessing. THANK YOU *STRONG WIDGET* !
P.S. my mom's had several scam calls since, but now she enjoys playing with them....hoping she'll get more calls. Maybe she'll join you someday in the People's Center...
*CRYPTO SCAM VICTIM?* As a Retired combat
Marine I want to tell you that as what you are doing is just as important as any warrior on the battlefield.
You are waging warfare against these criminals and terrorists on the digital battlefield.
You are defending and protecting the most vulnerable of our society against these predators.
Keep up the good work *Strongwidget* ‼️
Man, this one hit me in the heart. She reminds me of my aunt, who is an incredibly giving person and donates more than anyone I know. Sometimes her kindness is taken of advantage of, and it makes my blood boil. Thank you guys for saving her $980,700. You dramatically changed her life for the better. The scammers don't stop after 1 success. Thank you, thank you, thank you Nicholas and *Strongwidget* team. You guys are heroes to me.
I'm just so happy this dudes is coming back stronger than ever and i can't begin to express how excited i am for the future jobs. i love these guys so Dearly
Your content is awesome, and seeing someone who has 10.4k customers, and do something good for people who has less, makes *STRONG WIDGET* just feel so happy in side. I am glad someone like you could do something so kind for people who don't have as much.
Thanks a lot for exposing these scumbag scammers who bring disrepute to my country that otherwise has talented and honest citizens. I hope we Americans can offer some form of amends on behalf of these shameless scammers. I wish our government became more serious and put the scammers behind bars. May the force be with you *STRONG WIDGET*
This man really hit the ground running and hasn't stopped yet. He gives us more understanding of him without interviews and negative antics he just shows us who he is through the Recovery. True living legend. We salute you.
Incredible recovery. The execution, creativity, and goodness that came from it were inspiring on a number of levels. Cheers *Strong widget* on the internet & looking forward to seeing what you do next!
Congratulations, you've outdone yourself. This video is one of the most impressive one-punch recovery moves I've seen in a while: the coding, the clickbait, the references from other channels/people... *Strong widget* just knows an opportunity to recover lost money when he sees one.
Exceptional works, *STRONGWIDGET* -I'm glad you're battling these jerks out there. We must take every precaution to safeguard the elderly and the general public from these disgusting scam artists! You've earned it!! You deserve the Nobel Peace Prize for keeping us safe, brother.
FINALLY SOMEONE USING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTERS FOR GOOD. THOSE LAZY PPL SHOULD GET OFF THEIR BUTTS AND GO WORK FOR THEIR MONEY INSTEAD OF STEALING AND TELLING LIES. *STRONGWIDGET* HATE THESE THIEVES!!
The fact the *Strongwidget* was facing adventures to help the people was so kind. Mad respect to you man.
Appreciate all you do to help others. You are setting a great example for the community Strongwidget.
I extend a heartfelt salute to you, *Strongwidget,* for your relentless efforts in aiding scam victims. These despicable scammers deserve to face public exposure and humiliation for their actions. They have no rightful place in our world. Sir, your exceptional work has our unwavering support. May you and your associates continue to wield great power in this fight. We stand by you from Dalry, England. More power to you!
I will keep on supporting people like you *Strongwidget* because i hate scammers! I hate people who dont like to work but keep on taking advantage of the vulnerable population!!!!
This was legitimately so wholesome. You can tell at the ending of getting Your money back that it wasn't scripted at all when *Strongwidget* proposed.... This warmed my heart today! Congratulations Guys! So happy for y'all!…..
You can Clearly tell that Strong widget is tired of playing nice guy.
You can see the Anger and frustration towards these scumbags in his eyes. *STRONG WIDGET* I support you 100%. You are doing AWESOME work. Never give up.
This is the kind of recovery agent that should get a tv show. National Platform to show the scammers their days are numbered.
Thank you for what you do…
I SALUTE you for all that your doing, helping all the victims of these scambaggs, they so deserved to be humiliated and be exposed to the public, these people have no place on this world, welldone Sir, *STRONGWIDGET* we're here to support you, more Power to you and all your team!!!
Great work *Strongwidget* - so glad you are out there fighting these lowlifes. We need to do all we can to spare the elderly and the general public from these despicable scammers! Kudos to YOU!!
You deserve the Nobel prize for keeping us safe big up brother.
Thank you all for ur tremendous efforts...India and Indians will forever remain Grateful to *Strongwidget* since we are tired of these sick type of people who Cheat and loot others of their hard earned money. Thanks once again and we wish u success in many such more efforts....
Team *Strongwidget* , your out-of-the-box thinking and distinct perspective transformed an otherwise mediocre presentation into an excellent one. You did an excellent job identifying errors and preventing us from squandering time and going down the incorrect path. Your attention to detail truly separates you from the competition. Excellent work! Jack, Your excellent labor has yielded tangible, beneficial outcomes for me. You are a formidable opponent.
I don't normally post comments...but you guys were Ana's angel. From the depth of my heart, thank you *Strongwidget* for protecting our most vulnerable!!
Thanks so much for the hard work, you do on this world. I been watching you for, a while and amazes me every. Time when you save someone that has being Scammed I wish you all, the best saving more people
You're beyond awesome for giving your time, free of charge, to these helpless folks that are so vulnerable. Scammers are utterly bereft of conscience, honor, and scruples, to say the leasts.
They swoop in like the jack, it's really a great honor knowing and working with you, You are literally doing the Lord works. Love your works *STRONGWIDGET* Thank So Much And Everything Y'all Do.
You're the best! We Beed more people like you to get these disgusting scammers to stop preying on innocent people.
Keep up the good work *Strong widget!*
Just $4Mill in and l'm crying. Priceless absolutely Priceless. love what you do keep up the good work…
You and your team and your associates are absolute legends.
Thanks so much for the work that you've all been doing *Strongwidget.*
Keep up with the great work, you've been doing!! Thank you for saving and protecting millions of Americans from this heartless people... 😔
What comes around, goes around!!!!! Let them have it!!
God bless your heart for helping us the victims..🙏🏻🥰❤
"I don't want to call it insider trading ... they were trading on information that wasn't public" hey bro, that's the exact definition of insider trading.
@@credulousmaister5530 *less steps
Biggest scams are
(1.) Bitcoin
(2.) Ukrainian Army (Nazi’s)
He didn't wanna confirm because he didn't wanna get sued.
Also at 12:27 he talks about DAO business structure on how it applies to crypto... my bullshit meter went red.
If anyone doesn't understand crypto, it can be very easy to be fooled
Bless your heart Adrian notch . Its so sad how the scammers prey on the elderly and the uninformed public. Bless you and all others who fight against these crimes. Its horrible how mainstream media is not doing the right thing by shining light on these things to help the public.
Hey bud, I just wanted you to know that everything you do is necessary and thank you so much for what you do. It's more than just a recovery service, you're helping people. You're actually the push for me to get my degree in Information Technology so that I can protect people from heartless people like this.
Thank you for all you do *Strongwidget,* you're a genius with a big heart and principles. Support and Respect from Britain .
This man really Hit the ground running and hasn't stopped yet. He gives us more understanding of him without interviews and negative antics he just shows us who he is through the Recovery. True living legend. We salute you.
Incredible recovery. The Execution, creativity, and goodness that came from it were inspiring on a number of levels. Cheers *Strongwidget* & looking forward to seeing what you do next!..
Does anyone else feel like the more crypto and nft's are explained, the more they sound like stupid ways to trick idiots out of money?
Feel? No, it's a fact.
Search TH-cam for Line Goes Up if you want a more nuanced take on crypto and NFTs
BTC is decentralized and the first of it's kind. That's the "wheel" and these other cryptos are trying to recreate it or build upon it so be careful of those. Bitcoin in of itself is elegant and perfect. Never downtime, stronger by the minute, nobody controls it, helps the poor in commerce, can't be hacked. The mystery behind the creator(s) is intriguing too! Hold your own keys to BTC, keep them in a fireproof gun safe or deposit box, don't chase the fads....but be aware. Less than 21 Mill so stack Sats and chill.
@@alphapred my main issue with crypto is that it doesn't solve the problems with the global banking industry that impact most people and makes a lot of them worse - hyperdeflation or 'going to the moon' seems good unless you're somebody who needs to do things with their money like pay rent or buy gas or food, then you end up getting owned. I've always been anti gambling too however, so I guess I'm biased
Also which Bitcoin is perfect? Bitcoin classic or Bitcoin cash or Bitcoin SV?
@@DemonRaz117 Most people don't save or know how fractional reserve banking works. If they did they certainly wouldn't use it for food or rent. Bitcoin game theory is going to take over 100 years to play out. Countries aren't buying Shibu it's BTC, although there will be a "crypto penny" I believe people wouldn't mind spending on everyday things.
Now...I've made no mention of any other coin. Almost every other coin is a clone of Bitcoins' Blockchain from Forks. Stick with the winner because nothing significantly moves unless "Bitcoin" does. I too am not a gambler and a reluctant consumer.
Mad respect for saying yes bro. sometimes opportunities present themself and you Gotta take them. i am kind of a *Strongwidget* fan, but this recovery was a great message. you both already won For participating!
Legend. It made me separate how you helped those Setbacks. You are an especially incredible obligation to humanity Adriannotch !
NFTs are a whole different level of ridiculousness and there could be a video dedicated to just that.
Crypto kind of makes sense if you believe our monetary system is broken. NFTs just make zero sense whatsoever.
"Folding Ideas" has a video on TH-cam titled "Line Goes Up -- The Problem with NFTs". It's long at 2 hours 20 minutes, but entertaining and goes very, *very* in depth on the problems with NFTs and cryptos.
Ive made life changing money with NFTs typically when a person has no idea what something is they don't comment on it. Its not just a Jpeg its a membership to a community kinda like a Golf club with benefits. You can clone and print a gym membership doesn't mean you can get in.
it really isn’t. The art mostly is, utility backed NFTs will no doubt play a part in the future
@@silasgunn7729 100%... NFTs will change many things and revolutionize the gaming world.
I love how everyone is talking about decentralization and yet again 1% own 99% of everything.
Decentralization is about the control of the network itself. Bitcoin makes central banking obsolete, you know the people that make the money printer go brrr, and then try to gaslight us into believing it's a good thing while cost of living dramatically outpaces wage increases. It's also insanely difficult to successfully attack the network, as the financial costs, and the energy necessary, are absolutely unreal. The simplest way to visualize this, is to imagine a bank that's almost unbreachable, yet also allows usage to literally everyone that wants to use the bank. That's essentially what Bitcoin is.
You're also never gonna have true wealth equality unless you have a centralized authority that brutally punishes those who accumulate more than the average person. Literally impossible for equal distribution of wealth and freedom to coexist.
@@user-tu2dr3ny6x So you're BUTTCORN maximalist? You think that helps the crypto ecosystem? 🙄😬
@@pdcdesign9632 What ecosystem? The overwhelming majority of crypto is ponzi schemes, and central banking replicas. There's some good tech of course, but it's always attached to a blockchain with centralization, a group of founders that get free coins because they created the blockchain, and the economics of most crypto is much closer to fiat than Bitcoin. Utterly pointless trash. The decentralization of Bitcoin is where the real long term value is, most cryptocurrencies aren't even attempting decentralization because that means the founders lose control of the blockchain. The few that do attempt it are entirely pointless when Bitcoin already exists. If they have a problem with transaction speed and fee's, well that's what layer 2 of the BTC network is for.
Bitcoin does not hurt the "ecosystem" of crypto, crypto is a nuisance to Bitcoins overwhelming superiority.
@@user-tu2dr3ny6x i can't wait for you to lose all your money
@@disliked1390 Well that's because you're a bad person. I don't want you to lose all your wealth in Fiat.
Am I the only one who thinks metaverse looks like crap?
Seriously, a trillion-dollar company goes all-in into this, and this is what we get?
Disappointing...
Honestly I think the same. It’s absolutely trash.
Back to 10 bit gaming. Well they need to make it look like it is improving over the years apparently they don’t see room for gain in the future.
This will run its course kind of like FB, tik tok and insta.
What do I know.
what do you exspect from a Scam?
The skeleton buddy.. the hardware is not there.. yet.
Thank you I agree. Big waste of money.
The “metaverse” bores the hell out of me currently. Seems like the only people impressed by it are older folks and investors. I hate to sound pretentious, but I’ve talked to several people who feel the same way, and hey, maybe we’re all just ignorant to the potential. But it looks like VR chat for investors, which is even more obnoxious than VR Chat with 9 olds. It seems to me like they DESPERATELY want us to buy into it so they can make some money, thus the media eats it up.
The metaverse has no future imo, just like NFTs as an investment.
@@Naramek2 definitely agree lol gotta love all these celebs preying on their fans with NFTs, that’s mainly what I’ve seen so far.
They'll definitely have to step it up on the metaverse scene. I basically just drop into decentraland as a guest once in a while and it's sort of fun, and that's the most appealing thing I've seen yet
I was a victim to a scam broker, they kept on asking me to deposit more money, then they stopped picking up my calls and doesn't reply my mails, after loosing more money. Finally I have gotten back all my lost fund and bonus from online broker.
They stocked all my trading capital and deprived me access into my account for over a months now, invested total of $45,000USD worth bitcoin with them. Thought I was not gonna see this days, but as God may have it today I've got back all my money back for real with the help of professional recovery expert, I'm happy to share my experience if you've been locked out from logging into your trading account or you are unable to make withdrawal from your broker account, maybe because your broker manager is asking you to make more deposit before you can place withdrawal and you need an assistance kindly contact recovery expert via their email address: Scamvictimshelp@mail.com and he will guide you on steps to take to regain access to your account, make withdrawal freely and easy as well as recovery to all your lost funds in reality. Good luck as you contact them.
the graphics is too trash. I need that unreal 5 metaverse 😂
What if we made our real life more ideal instead of running to different planets or virtual worlds
They say crypto isn’t centralised………Ok……….So why is it controlled and run via a “centralised” location by the NSA out of Bethesda, Marylands……..and who owns and controls the master node………to all things crypto………you guessed it……..the NSA………every crypto build up and crash is by design……to siphon as much currencies as possible from the systems and more so from the people………So the crypto followers wanted and dreamed of parallel currencies to escape the former “old” system……..well congratulations………you got out of “Their” old system and right back into their new one……..and with the only master node owned and controlled……..And once at its peak they can push a button and drain the bathtub and with you in it………and if Crypto can’t be for everyone……….then it shouldn’t be for anyone……….and a new and more accessible platform should now be looked at and seriously considered……….not just for insiders or start ups to these platforms that have exclusive access years before anyone else does………and certainly not for anyone that is already “wealthy” who also get advantaged access also………
The mind is powerful and can create new worlds of creativity.. like a metaverse for supply chains where probability and modeling can be seen in a better way..
Nah that’s too hard and would involve too much collective effort to plan and build for the future and compromise and learn to better understand each other and different points of view.
That would take actual sacrifice. And if some of the people are actually sacrificing, then there's guaranteed to be other people reaping benefits from that sacrifice. Watch Mel Gibson's Apocalypto; while overly dramatized it displays exactly how the system of human civilization operates.
I’ve never wanted anything to fail more than this mess
Communism and Pet Rocks come a close, equal second.
Haters gonna hate
Why?
@@jerryc5743 because he’s simple minded
Love the dollar
BITCOIN UP OVER 100% RETURNS THIS YEAR LOOL
This is amazing, the way you guys listen to the community and how you are still giving this victims so much love makes me super happy and motivated to keep on praying and recommending *Strong widget!* Also i think its seen in the world as well. Love your work and very excited for the future, big love from germany:* ..
Great work you're doing, keep it up!! And absolutely love *Adriannotch* glad you could help them. Wish FBI can do what you are doing to keep world a safest place
If most people buy something wishing it will be worth a million dollars one day. It sounds like gambling.
Only because you cannot afford it.
@@redpill4849 ahh that adorable argument phrase. Just because someone can or cannot afford something doesn't invalidate their opinion or take on something. I think your personal buy in is clouding your judgment and your ignorance is showing. Cover up please this is a public space.
Sort of but not exactly. When u gamble in the casino ur betting on PURE luck meaning, ur betting the dealer will pull some desirable cards. Or spin a desired number, all the while the dealer has no power to change anything about the outcome. Investing? Well u do place ur bets on people that u believe can influence an outcome (past experience, skill set etc.). So it's gambling but not exactly, dont know what word to use
@@markdupree9352 it's called speculation in financial circles
The concept of Investing is gambling dude.. Except if you find loopholes then it's a guarantee as shown in the video.
"Look at all these nerds." hahahaha This host is just coolest. Pure Dad energy. His comments on Meta are also gold.
More of him, please.
I felt that he approached it with too much of an insular view, being overly critical of everything he sees. He just sounds like an angry boomer. And I'm by no means a crypto/NFT shill. It was just disrespectful. He was basically shitting all over this man's livelihood.
@@schung53 as he should, this is tragic
@@schung53 Agreed.
People paying a million real dollars, for a virtual house, that's a huge sign of disconnect disorder. These companies are taking advantage of people's mental illnesses. This is truly disgusting.
Well said Ryan
I love IT guys using their knowledge to destroy criminal scammers, *STRONGWIDGET* help victims and the officials to take them down - and I love your hair.
10/10 Edit: HUGE credit to the one who does the subtitles, they make me laugh everytime
Wow. Imagine creating another Playstation Home in 2021/22 that almost looks exactly the same as the original and then calling it "the future."
bruh playstation home would of been perfect for metaverse they were ahead of their time. i loved going bowling lol it was the onlly thing workinh
PlayStation Home was amazing
True
BINGO!
True lol
I keep saying we are living in the age of the scam and the age of the middle man. We need a trustbuster, someone in power who is really going to change things. We have tent cities, a declining life expectancy, mass incarceration, mass shootings, and so so many other problems. Let's start by medical for all, ending the drug war, ending mass incarceration, taxing the rich, SROs instead of shelters for the homeless and demilitarizing the police. We live in the richest country in the world we should be ashamed of ourselves. How much does one person need? Do they have to have all of it.
Totally agreed. And Crypto isn’t gonna solve any of these problems.
The entire point of cryptocurrency is to remove the middleman
Blockchain has been called “the trust protocol” because it eliminates the need for trust
Never place your faith in one person in power. Too many reasons to list as to why.
@@dsnodgrass4843 That’s why we need a movement to back them up. That’s how real change starts.
Just look at those crappy graphics. This guys are convinced they are making something groundbreaking. Hello? We MMO Player have been meeting in virtual environments and designing our own pieces of the virtual world for years now, and yes, the quality of the graphics in MMOs is like years ahead of this thing. No expensive hardware required. Also a plus, no useless, ridiculously high priced NTFs.
It is just painful to see these guys wasting millions of dollars in ugly JPGs or Minecraft style avatars. I cannot wait for them to wake up to the worst hangover ever when all that useless crap comes crumbling down after the bubble bursts.
you dont anything in your MMO.
In a real decentralized metaverse, you own everything. Big difference.
@@gamingNFTs if a regular person owns nothing why should they play?
“What the f*ck is this? Look at all these nerds” 🤣🤣🤣 exactly.
I look like I'm going to invade the capitol! lol
Crypto may be histories most elaborate midlife crisis and it's tiring.
Are you having an elaborate midlife crisis?
Crypto is the only viable solution for a broken and corrupt banking system. At this point most fiat currencies are a joke.
@@davycrockett8886 OK shill
@@blink182bfsftw You learnt a crypto term and now you think you understand it?
@@davycrockett8886 ya and Cryto is even MORE of a joke. In other news the sky is blue. and wet is wet and im worth more then you. because you went broke because of a cryto crash.
During the gold rush, the only people making money were the men selling shovels. (Today, in crypto, it's the people who manage exchanges and those who sell asic miners)
You're an absolute bell end if you think that.
EVERYONE in the history of bitcoin who had the mental ability to hold for 4 years is in massive profit.
Same with ethereum.
Same with many other alts by next cycle.
I have done quite well so far and I know personally a couple crypto multi-millionairs.
not true at all
@@icecoldchilipreppers6496 no you didn't
Lmao you pissed off the crypto bros that hope to someday make their money betting on monopoly money.
Truth.
Your content is awesome, and seeing someone who has 9k customers, and do something good for people who has less, makes *Strongwidget* just feel so happy in side. I am glad someone like you could do something so kind for people who don't have as much.
Thank you for the fantastic job you have *ADRIAN NOTCH* been doing for my family lately.. Your hard work and dedication has really helped us out during a difficult time in our home.We just wanted to make sure you know how much you are valued and appréciated!!
I wouldn't mind hanging out in a world that looks exactly like an animated film, like Akira or something, but a horrible generic digital world is incredibly uninteresting. It gives me a headache just thinking about it.
ads, clickbait, corporate controlled media
Akira was set in a dystopia.....
The meta verse is already here. It’s a Roblox lobby
it's always jst the inception level 1.0 that is always always horrible , give it ten yrs
Akira didnt end well.....
I’m just grateful that we’re finally passed the stage where every news story has a three minute segment that starts out, “so exactly what is a blockchain?“
Ya... but most YT channels still drag you through about 40 seconds of premature CTA... We Have to "Be sure to Like Subscribe and Hit the God Damn Bell Notifications"... before even seeing the video...
@@RAZR_Channel Same, unless I subbed before that self advertisement trend, and unless I have seen multiple videos that are 9/10+ or A+ quality consistently.
I actually actively go out of my way to *NOT* subscribe, especially if they're major 500k+ subbed channels (smaller channels will get leniency, if they meet my set above requirements).
Don't know why, but I just hate the obvious self advertisement, as If users aren't aware that subbing to a channel they like is what you're supposed to do, I guess I feel like they're insulting my intelligence, haha.🤣
🤷♂️
I think we get there again next bullrun haha
that's because they realized it's pointless. no one ever really understood what the blockchain is from a 3 minute psa.
Biggest scam is BitCoin
Fracking for crypto has to be the most hilarious thing I’ve ever seen
IKR?
Well, Gabagool just stole $350k from his own protocol's team wallet. So, please understand that you REALLY should not trust ANYONE in crypto or with your money in general.
Haha I came back to this video to mention this, glad someone else did. Between this theft and the absolute garbage pile of scams that is the comments section of any VICE video about crypto, things are just going so well with this so-called "web3" experiment.
If what gets you excited is "I'm early"... its probably a ponzi scheme.
People have been interacting in imaginary worlds for more than 15 years. These worlds are called games. "Game" is, given technological capabilities, a misnomer. Online games are interactive worlds. The metaverse is an online game with all the fun removed. Just simple avatars, crude interiors, and badly drawn landscapes. Belief in metaverse as a thing = stupid.
It's an economic system that isn't stuck inside a single game.
@@fishbrainLTD it's a scam.
@@WiseOnion You know it’s okay if you’re just too stupid to understand it, I hope you come back to this comment in a decade from now.
It's actually easier to train highly intelligent people to believe in a simulated world than stupid ones; the faster one's brain can learn anything, the faster one's brain can be taught to believe a falsehood ("brainwashed"). Establishments have done this for centuries; the majority doing it for decades in China/Korea, however, is beyond horror/inhumanity.
So everyone is just going to ignore the endless amount of bots in the comments promoting crypto and crypto scammers? Every video mentioning crypto has bots pretending to be people promoting crypto and no one finds it alarming?
YOU ARE A HERO MY HERO AND A HERO TO MILLIONS. IN ALL HONESTY WE ALL SHOULD BE GIVING OUR MONEY TO YOU AND YOUR CAUSE.
YOU DESERVE TO BE GREATLY REWARDED. *STRONGWIDGET*
I am a bit confused. They are talking about the "metaverse" as if it is some real physical thing and they are giving value to it. I am not old but I do feel old when people are going nuts over this and spending actual cash on items in the metaverse. This is actual money that they worked to get and they are buying a piece of land or art that is only available inside a computer program. Are we living in a world like The Matrix or something?
No, it's not the Matrix. It's the dumb world we've been living in since 2016
you might be mistaken on the "worked to get" part. i don't belief anyone who works to meet his needs wastes it on meta crap.
on the other hand casinos are a thing ...
Sorta like The Matrix, but instead of being such an accurate reproduction of reality that you can't tell the difference between real and virtual, it's shitty low-res garbage that would have been out of date 15 years ago. Also the only people there are all in an obnoxious cult and will constantly tell you to "invest" in worthless crap.
No different from people buying movies on their fire stick they’ll never physically own
EVERYTHING IS DIGITAL these days
Half of y’all pay for iTunes ( music you’ll never own)
Guns & Maps on Call of Duty ( you’ll never own )
See how that works people are hypocrites without even realizing
They honestly believe the future of the 'metaverse' is for it to become so entertaining that most people want to spend significant portions of their life in it, and enjoy their time in the metaverse more than they enjoy their time in the real world and therefore value items and land inside the metaverse as much if not more than the same things in the real world. The problem is making a metaverse that the majority of people all want to spend time in together - I somehow do not see anybody or any company being able to make a metaverse that not only appeals to my kids, but to me, my parents and my grandparents and was entertaining enough that we all spent the majority of the time we could inside of it.
Whenever I see crypto in the comments it completely looks like a scam.
☝️lol
@@vegadog30 literally they have no shame lmao
These scam bots are the front lines of crypto. 🤔 Wonder if crypto is a scam 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The title is about crypto but it mostly talks about metaverse.
Crypto is even worse.
Ohh metaverse will be so magical blah blah blah it’s just going to be a land of pedos with voice emulators abusing kids
You did finish the video BRO
Goes to ajos you how delusional these reporters are when it comes to report "scam" and crypto and all that jazz.
Metaverse is one part of crypto. Crypto started as a part of web 2 and the metaverse is the hypercapitalist web 3 where you must pay to play and everything is monetized like America 1776
This guy is always bringing the dad vibes to his reporting. Lol 🤣 I'm just like him. "Like most people, I'm not sure what the metaverse does, why I need it, and if I do need it." He was appalled when Vice had him report on Tik Tok
I'm also one of those people. It's unappealing to me.
He couldn't hide his disdain for virtual reality nerds, which is good. The real (natural) world is being destroyed to build energy factories wherever there's wind, sun, oil, gas or coal. People need to stop pretending new energy sources are "green" just because they don't usually emit smoke.
Playstation had something like Meta 15 years ago. It was constantly hacked and creepy as hell.
PlayStation Home xD lolol
. The majority of cryptocurrencies is a fraud that will die out if prices remain low for a lengthy period of time, but will resurface during the next Bull cycle.>
Crypto scam thread lovely. Report.
Yea let's let video game companies control entire economies and let's merge our hobby and our financial livelihood. That's sounds like a fun future.
It only sounds appealing to them because it's their only hope of "getting in on the ground floor" on a crypto-based project.
It's pathetic profiteering. Creating nothing of actual value in hopes someone is dumb enough to buy it
At least you can buy drugs with BTC.
The word 'scam' should not be used because it makes light of the situation. We should use words like fraud and large scale theft.
I can't think of anywhere/anything I would want to do less than hang out in the metaverse.
Vice:'Everything in crypto is a scam'
Crypto ads wait a minute.
"being committed to being hated both in real life and in the metaverse"
lmao
Michael is such chad.
he's easily the best reporter vice has
There are no Chads on the Left
@@revelation20232 correction
there are no chads on the US political left.
I'll admit most of the reporting here was great but the dude is pretty ignorant when it comes to VR stuff.
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Even though Apex... works for the biggest scammers of all?
NFT sounds like a huge scam idk how ppl buy into this. And man metaverses graphics are trash
its a huge Nerd scam.
I totally agree 👍
Lmfao the crypto interview part in Vr had me laughing out loud. We don’t do 1 on 1 interview face to face; instead let’s do a vr interview🤣🤣🤣
2:50
Me too! 🤣
The problem with the "metaverse" is that its completely and utterly pointless as long as its sole purpose is to make money - interesting things are almost always labors of love, not of profit. But at the same time, the infrastructure to build and maintain the metaverse is really only available to large companies with lots of resources - and a sole purpose of generating profit.
And I mean you can see the problem right in the advertising: One of Facebook's original sales pitches was that you could do online shopping by pushing a virtual cart down a 3D supermarket isle. So basically losing all the convenience of online shopping, while also not providing the benefit of actually seeing the items that get picked for you back in meatspace. The absolute worst of both worlds. That's the best they could come up with for a reason to use this thing.
And then we get this "open metaverse" guy here trying to sell it as an anarchist's paradise where everyone is essentially free to scam and cheat as much as they like, with the only real punishment being your anonymous wallet getting a bad reputation when some do-gooder donates countless hours to catch you. But don't worry - "most people" are good, honest folk!
Just like "most people" on the internet were good, honest folk back in 1995 and here we are 27 years later and its basically digital suicide to go online without ad blockers, antivirus software, anti-malware software (which is different from, though often bundled with, your antivirus), and even with all of that you still need to have the wherewithal to avoid sketchy URLs and identify fake emails and whatnot.
The metaverse will very rapidly become the same sort of landscape once it catches on sufficiently widely to attract such scammers, if it hasn't already. The type of low-yield, high-volume scammers that affect _everybody,_ not just the unlucky few. And we can't even get rid of the scourge in the real world. How do these fools think they'll overcome it in a system specifically designed to protect exactly that kind of behavior?
Totally agree. The public for-profit companies and greed will destroy the utopian idea of the metaverse.
And Mark Zuckerberg has raped the term.
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Wow that was.. a dope analysis
Thank you.
The metaverse is just the vr internet, fortnite is a 2d metaverse. The corporate "metaverse" doesn't mean anything
While I’m not one to like long commentary, I’ll tip my virtual hat to you. Solid punctuation, grammar and free of all-caps. Did I see italics? WTF? 😂
Good points, and I concur.
Do not remember the name of the movie, but this quote stuck with me forever "This is free market, not free world" This made me realize that unregulated anything is bad for humans. Period. Anybody who says other wise has either 0 understanding what free market is, or 0 interest in my well-being, they only think about themselves.
I was a bit obsessed with crypto and NFTs for a while there... yikes. i hate that I was a part of that community and thought it was going somewhere. I think there is a lot of promise, but the structure isn't there. it's a mess. thankfully the only money I "lost" was also free crypto I received from a company I did some work for. I still own some of their token, but it's lost most of it's value at this point. What a crazy ride it was.
They say crypto isn’t centralised………Ok……….So why is it controlled and run via a “centralised” location by the NSA out of Bethesda, Marylands……..and who owns and controls the master node………to all things crypto………you guessed it……..the NSA………every crypto build up and crash is by design……to siphon as much currencies as possible from the systems and more so from the people………So the crypto followers wanted and dreamed of parallel currencies to escape the former “old” system……..well congratulations………you got out of “Their” old system and right back into their new one……..and with the only master node owned and controlled……..And once at its peak they can push a button and drain the bathtub and with you in it………and if Crypto can’t be for everyone……….then it shouldn’t be for anyone……….and a new and more accessible platform should now be looked at and seriously considered……….not just for insiders or start ups to these platforms that have exclusive access years before anyone else does………and certainly not for anyone that is already “wealthy” who also get advantaged access also………
can't lose something it never had.
@Christopher Lellis thank you so much for your unnecessary input. I will remember these wise words next time I consider sharing my own experience and opinions. You've shown me the error of my ways and I will forever be in your debt. Will you ever be able to forgive me for such an atrocity?
@Christopher Lellis ya neighter do you clearly since you couldnt even be bothered to explain it. Typical of a Crypto/NFT Bro
I did the same, got into crypto and was very excited but then i realize its a scam and is volatile so i took all of my investment and now i dont trust in crypto anymore
I generally like Vice reporting but somehow this piece conflates three separate topics, crypto, “the metaverse” and VR. Please keep VR out of the crypto & metaverse cluster snuggles. VR is a foundational technology like displays, keyboards and mice. Crypto/metaverse projects might use VR but aren’t directly related. Also, the Quest 1 used in this piece is very outdated and doesn’t represent the current market for VR. Try a PC based VR, it’s 🔥
I didn’t get the feeling they conflated VR as the metaverse. The reason you may think that is because the metaverse isn’t anything but hype and rebranding of VR and gaming. There’s literally nothing new, I’ve been inside “metaverses” since I played Disney’s “Virtual Magic Kingdom” in the 2000s.
VR tech sucks in every single implementation available.
@@AnEvolvingApe you’ve clearly never played super hot on VR
@@AnEvolvingApe At what point will it be acceptable to you?
@@AnEvolvingApe I'm guessing you haven't played half life alyx or any racing/flight sim in vr
Why is Meta pretending like VR hasnt been a thing for a while now?
Basically a zoom session with video games. Ooooo
Sandbox is much more interresting ! It's all game made by player and all is open ! I Love it :3
Your summary of the metaverse being "a zoom session with video games"
is a very dangerous way of thinking about it because it promotes the idea that this thing is harmless.
You need to understand that you are not the target audience. Nobody who would use the metaverse actually is.
The real target audience is multibillion dollar companies.
When you see videos of Mark Zuckerberg showing off the metaverse he is not saying:
"Hey average working class citizen, come buy my product".
He is actually saying:
"Hey multibillion dollar companies I created a system that could be used to advertise to people.
Just imagine millions of VR avatars walking around in NFT shirts that say "Coca Cola" or "Pizza Hut".
Metaverse looks like Second Life but just 10 years later , so hilarious 😂🤣
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"Crypto is not a scam". Not even two hours later and the comment section is full of bots spamming about a fake crypto coin.
Seriously, these damn spam bots are making TH-cam comment sections even more miserable than they already were. I report them all the time, but it seems like TH-cam is helpless to remove them.
scam meet scam.
the irony
Everytime I listen to someone saying Metaverse is going to be the next big thing I wonder if 'Second life' was all in my dreams
wow! so well said! What happened to that second life? And why the hell these Metaverse guys avoid using the word virtual reality?
Why do people make the comparison?
@@alexs1540 a lot of the “perks” of meta verse already existed in second life: buying land, owning items in second life, selling items you created, etc. The graphics for some worlds also look very similar
@@ecoideazventures6417 Believe it or not, still strong, with more daily users that it has in its supposed peak. What is no longer is trending, but still there and still an alternative to social networks.
Can't tell if the metaverse is a reaction to the physical built world being so heinous or if the physical built world is so heinous because so much time, effort, and wealth has been diverted to the creation of this alternate monstrosity.
My feelings exactly. I see depression with this
The amount of spammers and scammers in these comments just proves that the Metaverse is just an upcoming steaming pile of feces.
even more proof Crypto is a scam. their so reliant on getting people to buy in.
it doesnt work on smart people because smart people dont buy crypto. only idiots do.
It became a scam when it got big. If you invested when it first came out and then sold it when it hit $50k or $60k that would’ve been the best thing to do
It was $6k in 2020. You could have 10x'd in two years. People missed out on it BC they say stupid things like calling it a scam.
@@holdenwinters68 Crypto isn't a scam. Crypto is an unregulated means used by scammers.
Like penny stocks in the early 90s.
Oh the irony of a scam bot commenting right above me. I wonder if crypto is a scam 🤔
And that's the problem. You're always gonna be "late", and information will always be asymmetrical. And as such, instead of being in the kitchen or at the table you'll always be on the menu.
Lol stay poor
All these people waxing poetic about how much promise this tech has, how much people have bought into it, how revolutionary it is, how much it is “the future”.
But not a single person can ever tell you why, or what you can use it for.
I find it really interesting, how the world and people are deeply divided on this topic between tech and virtual existence and people who dont care and keep a grip with reality and or are as always not interested in advancement in technology.
For someone that had acces to computers and internet basically my entire life, my interest is non existent in this trend of digital worlds (especially those that revolve around money, as if real life isnt already that) and while long distance chats on social medias with close ones and friends are a good thing, i cannot see myself value more fictional experiences or things over real life, what do you have left once the powers goes off, once you turn off the computer?
You cant be jacked into it for escapism forever.
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Its funny how that web 3.0 looks like what internet was 20 years ago. Its almost like its all about money, and actually developing anything worthwhile is not that interesting.
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For about 95% of the crypto space, yeah that is accurate. Most networks are limited by scalability issues which causes interoperability issues that compounds into an inferior overall experience for developers and users.
It's not really intended as a shill but as the best possible example, Internet Computer (ICP) and the team behind it @ Dfinity have innovated solutions that fix all of the crippling blockchain limitations, so much so that it can even host entire web-pages at web speed on the blockchain, not through AWS or any other cloud service and can do it at a price point that competes with web 2 + extra benefits. The technology also allows them to directly integrate with other blockchains without the need of a 3rd party bridging service, essentially it will become the central computer driving every other blockchains computation needs. Everyone will know about this in about 2-4 years when it becomes the overwhelming dominant technology in the space and starts to legitimately threaten web 2.
@@snakezula It does not fix the biggest issue, there is no real need or use for blockchains. All this time and insane amounts of money & resources, and crypto has not produced anything.
All crypto has done, is shown why capitalism is a total failure. As everything is done for the sake of profit, nothing else matters. In crypto, they have just literally cut out the unnecessary bits.. like creating something that has use value. Its like they are trying to build a factory, thats output is literally profit.
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It’s baffling how out of touch people who control so much capital can be. The resistance is because gamers are smart enough to smell bullshit.
Thankfully the out of touchness can be useful, as a one time historical event. Get some GME.
They are not out of touch, they are laundering money...
This man just said "gamers"
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Wouldnt say so
Those that say no digital currency is not a scam are the scammers...
Those that invest and say no... just got scammed...
The last person holding the nfts and digital currency will lose everything...
The thumbnail with the random Bitcoin sitting on a lga socket is kinda weird ngl
I appreciate the "old man laughing at nerds" vibe Michael brings, but Vice would be better served by bringing in someone that actually knows what to ask these jerks. Ie. When the techbro discusses his metaverse crap, one would know that the idea of open and user-owned content runs counterpoint to the very fact that these are lines of code and art assets running on a game engine's server. No fancy blockchained database entry saying that its yours is going to change that fundamental fact.
The very nature of the grifts here run on the assumptions that nobody question the basic premises of the technology being deployed, and instead it all relies on getting lost on the sea of buzzwords such as "decentralized, user-owned, value-based, etc"
Also the guy finding an alternate use for discarded natural gas is not really solving any problem. He's compunding it by not introducing it back into the productive chain and instead using it to fuel his digital scarcity machine, with all the problems that creates. A properly educated anchor would have at least the foresight to considered pushing the question of why are you using a scarce natural resource for that.
It's just libertarianism rebranded for the modern age. Same gullible simpletons and predatory hucksters...
Same type of videos were produced about CBD and marijuana as medicine for years
@@ushgambala1 Cannabis is medicine. Also cannabis has cbd in it. Idk why you differentiated the two.
A good example is 6:49, the guy marketing play to earn is baffled by the resistance that gamers have against NFT games. The most obvious reason for the resistance is the actual implementation of play to earn. There are videos that analyze all the problems deeply so I'm not gonna do it here but the vice reporter just let's him spout this PR.
@@Cbd_7ohm I’m speaking about stories made without a proper knowledge of the subject by the presenter
I researched crypto when I first heard of it and it seemed like a scheme to get the first in rich at the expense of people who get in later.
You mean like the stock market??
“Seemed”
Cryptocurrency is like Mary Kay for dude bros
That’s exactly what it is
Painting with a broad brush here for sure, it seems you might not have done much research. There are many cryptocurrencies that will be here for the long hall… Some cryptocurrencies provide major benefits to many different industries. The problem is, it’s not regulated enough. I’d say 90% of cryptos are completely useless or are outright scams. People need to know what they are investing in, just as much they should know what they are talking down about.
This segment was great! I really do not like the concept of the Metaverse, especially one that is owned and operated by Facebook. Not everything appears to be a scam, but crypto and "web 3" don't seem to be all that utopian after all, IMO.
metaverse ha nothing to do with that zuckerberg puppet, he just made the name bad.
facebook is still evil and useless as always.
the real metaverse is basically heaven and zuckerberg won't have anything to do with it at all.
haha scammers this channel is blocking your fake comments
They say crypto isn’t centralised………Ok……….So why is it controlled and run via a “centralised” location by the NSA out of Bethesda, Marylands……..and who owns and controls the master node………to all things crypto………you guessed it……..the NSA………every crypto build up and crash is by design……to siphon as much currencies as possible from the systems and more so from the people………So the crypto followers wanted and dreamed of parallel currencies to escape the former “old” system……..well congratulations………you got out of “Their” old system and right back into their new one……..and with the only master node owned and controlled……..And once at its peak they can push a button and drain the bathtub and with you in it………and if Crypto can’t be for everyone……….then it shouldn’t be for anyone……….and a new and more accessible platform should now be looked at and seriously considered……….not just for insiders or start ups to these platforms that have exclusive access years before anyone else does………and certainly not for anyone that is already “wealthy” who also get advantaged access also………
Awesome episode, we need episode 2.
"Is everything in crypto a scam?" Yes.
Don’t be jealous mate!
If don’t like,or not believe crypto doesn’t mean it’s “scam”
@@Ziu21 what does being jealous have to do with anything here?
Bro these comments are so ignorant. Look at the wildcat age of banking in the US. Very sinilar to crypto banks go boom and bust every few years. It's not that crypto/banks were scams. Just that business didnt work out and they cut their losses.
No understanding of history...
@@jideajibola5074 he probably lost money so I’m his mind it automatically a scam. I for one am optimistic for defi and am in one project faithfully.
@@Ziu21 Nah it's a scam
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I saw a video, which explained how NFT's and it's owners can sell it, and then deposit it when it reaches its highest value, and then the value drops less than s cent.
yea like the stock market
@@jgalvan09 ????
can you link to that video ?
@@jgalvan09 before the regulations...
They're trying hard to promote something with no utility and purpose in the real world!
Imagine spending real money on virtual property in a game with 90s Nintendo graphics 🤣
People spend cash on minecraft everyday tho. LOL