--- title: "New Metaverse Vid Makes Zuckerberg’s Hands Look Super Strange" description: "In a cringey video shared by Facebook parent company Meta's VR department on Twitter, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's hands look very strange." date: "2022-07-28" modified: "2022-08-02" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/metaverse-vid-zuckerberg-hands" categories: - "Future Society" - "Metaverse" - "Virtual Reality" tags: - "facebook" - "mark zuckerberg" - "metaverse" - "the digest" --- # New Metaverse Vid Makes Zuckerberg’s Hands Look Super Strange ![In a cringey video shared by Facebook parent company Meta's VR department on Twitter, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's hands look very strange.]() *\Image: Meta\* ## Bumpy Fists Facebook's awkward foray into virtual reality drags on — and this time, the company has roped astrophysicist and [noted sad boy]() Neil deGrasse Tyson into its attempts to sell the concept. In a [cringey video]() shared by Facebook parent company Meta's VR department on Twitter, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg — or rather, his cartoonified, legless body — chats with deGrasse Tyson's own mustachioed avatar about the [first images]() taken by NASA's groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope. While the science behind the images is undoubtedly fascinating, deGrasse Tyson and Zuckerberg's jittering and bug-eyed avatars suck up all the attention. An awkward fist bump between the two, with limp wrists awkwardly hovering in mid-air, only adds to the disillusion. Just look at these monstrosities: ![]() ![]() "How could anyone possibly compete with this," *Financial Times* tech reporter Dave Lee [responded]() to an awkward screenshot of the two "fist bumping." "Imagine a future with worse graphics than Wii Bowling and none of the fun," [mused]() fellow journalist Elle Hardy. https://twitter.com/MetaQuestVR/status/1551943338038726657 ## Metaverse Shill Of course, Zuckerberg took the opportunity to shill his half-baked "Metaverse" — which, as of right now, amounts to a confusing network of apps and online spaces that can only be visited through the company's [increasingly expensive]() virtual reality goggles. Those space aren't exactly teeming with people right now. In fact, the company is already facing major headwinds during its major pivot to VR, with Meta's hardware division [scaling back spending significantly](). When asked by Zuckerberg what he thinks "of this whole experience," deGrasse Tyson didn't really have any actual feedback to give. "Any place you hadn't gone before, because you couldn't, or you just would read about it, if you get to go inside, I don't see why that wouldn't be the next best thing," he said, playing into Zuckerberg's, uh, hand by arguing that the "applications are limitless, clearly." Roll the tape! ![]() **More on Meta:** *[Another Company Called Meta Is Suing Facebook's Parent]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()