I’m gonna delete the account after selling my Quest 2 for the Steam Frame

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      8 hours ago

      Setup a fake account. Use a friend’s bday you’ll remember. Its not hard. That’s like saying “people who use email are dumb fucks” since they also ask for bdays.

      God forbid people enjoy some vr.

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          My kids got one. We don’t have FB accounts. I have pihole setup as my DNS, don’t have cable, use Firefox and ublock, ads mean fuck all to me. I ride the high seas, have been since Napster. I pay for what I like, avoid what I don’t.

          I’m old enough that if there is something they don’t know about me, it’s not hard to find. People act like a company knowing their name and address is going to send them to a early grave or something.

          You need to find your balance of security and convenience and learn to live your life.

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      There really weren’t any comparable standalone alternatives at the time. I just wanted to play some Beatsaber back then.

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      It’s hardware that can be used with SteamVR or load opensource VR apps directly onto it like DoomVR.

      This is almost like someone complaining, “Facebook messenger is asking for my birthdate on the 120hz 1440p monitor that Facebook sold me for half price.” and you reply, “People who bought a PC monitor are dumb fucks.”

      It is cheap 3d goggles that display what your PC sends it. Just like your monitor. You don’t have to use Meta’s software. You definitely don’t need to use Meta’s VR Chat app (That’s Horizon that the OP references.)_

      Meta is selling VR at a loss like a console where they make up the loss with software game sales. But unlike a Switch/PS5, you don’t have to buy their games. So the real idiot is anyone who wants VR and doesn’t buy a Meta product. Buying a Quest and then using SteamVR causes Meta to lose money.

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        I’m paraphrasing the guy who owns it. A known and verified quote that was leaked years ago.

        I’d ask how you don’t know this but it’s pretty clear you bought one.

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          I bought them for my kids. I didn’t buy it until you could use it without a Facebook account.

          I recognized the quote. But as I explained it doesn’t apply because the dumb fucks are those that can’t see buying a loss leader hardware product and then not using it the way they planned hurts Facebook.