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MrBeast reacts to Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse podcast as digital avatars, Internet dubs it 'alarming'

2023-09-30 13:56
Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg’s conversation used photorealistic avatars in the metaverse, facilitated through Meta’s Quest 3 headsets
MrBeast reacts to Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg's Metaverse podcast as digital avatars, Internet dubs it 'alarming'

GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA: MrBeast, widely recognized as YouTube's content king, found himself utterly astonished when he tuned into the most recent podcast hosted by American computer scientist and podcaster Lex Fridman, featuring Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

What left MrBeast in awe was the fact that this podcast unfolded within the Metaverse, with both participants represented by digital avatars.

In this groundbreaking podcast, Fridman and Zuckerberg donned headsets from their remote locations, while their facial expressions and body language were recreated through pre-existing scans.

How did MrBeast react to Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg's podcast?

MrBeast stumbled upon the podcast featuring Fridman and Zuckerberg embodying avatars within the Metaverse and couldn't resist commenting on the remarkable transformation from the era of 3-pixel avatars.

MrBeast wrote, "Wow, since when did we go from 3 pixel avatars to this! What the hell did I miss."

Fridman posted his one-hour-long podcast with Zuckerberg on the platform 'X', emphasizing that it marked Zuckerberg's third appearance on the podcast, but this time they engaged as photorealistic avatars within the Metaverse.

Fridman stated, "This was one of the most incredible experiences of my life."

Expanding on his experience, Fridman remarked that it genuinely felt like they were having an in-person conversation, despite being physically separated by miles.

He conveyed the challenge of adequately expressing the awesomeness of this encounter, particularly for someone like himself who deeply appreciates the intimacy of face-to-face discussions.

Fridman added, "It gave me a glimpse of an exciting future with many new possibilities and fascinating questions about the nature of reality and human connection."

MrBeast's fans ask him to catch up with Metaverse

Following MrBeast's remarks on the Fridman and Zuckerberg podcast, numerous other users joined the conversation to express their opinions.

One user wrote, "Jimmy do this for $100,000." Another user wrote, "Time to catchup @MrBeast welcome to the future."

A user stated, "This is wild!" A user commented, "It’s alarming lol." Another user commented, "Jimmy, don’t act amazed, you knew this was coming."

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