2015 gave us the despised yet useful selfie stick. 2016 however, has brought us the virtual reality selfie stick.
During Facebook's F8 Developer conference on Wednesday, CTO Mike Schroepfer showed off a virtual reality selfie stick, because why travel somewhere to look like a tourist when you can do it from the comforts of your own home?
SEE ALSO:Facebook just made VR selfie sticks a thingThe selfie stick debuted in Facebook's Social VR, a demonstration on interacting with someone in virtual reality, instead of having real human contact. So soon, you'll be able to strap an attractive Oculus Rift headset to your dome, grab your friends and go for a nice day trip to London, while still sitting in your home.
YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE YOUR HOME AGAIN.
Tech nerds, selfie lovers and travel haters obviously went nuts.
VR selfie with a selfie stick while hanging out in virtual reality. Incredible. #F82016 pic.twitter.com/vWOe8K6iBh
— James Martin (@Jamesco) April 13, 2016
A virtual selfie stick. Oh boy. #F8
— Aram Zucker-Scharff (@Chronotope) April 13, 2016
Big cheers for the virtual reality selfie! Complete with selfie stick. #f8 pic.twitter.com/SI01p5b0Vr
— Hannah Kuchler (@hannahkuchler) April 13, 2016
Virtual reality selfie stick. We are doomed. #F82016 pic.twitter.com/mxxESzeCcK
— Kellen Beck (@Kellenbeck) April 13, 2016
Facebook just made a selfie stick for taking selfies in VR. wtf is happening pic.twitter.com/f7CWfcDdta
— Seth Fiegerman (@sfiegerman) April 13, 2016
#F8 #Facebook Virtual Reality Selfie is insane! Taking #tech beyond the Matrix. 👀 #VR pic.twitter.com/GrNllUI15Y
— Melissa A (@mz_rocko) April 13, 2016
So if you didn't feel like your Instagram and Facebook feeds were already dominated by selfies, just wait for the comically bad VR selfies. They're coming. Oh, they're coming.
Now, clearly the tech community is into it, but we'll see how the rest of the world handles this disconnected and ever embarrassing reality.
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