Hello 50:50 World - Make Tech More Humane

Virtual Reality & Life After Meta

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What happens when someone who helped build the future of virtual reality inside Big Tech decides to walk away from it and finds purpose.

"If you are in a position where you can speak up, then I feel you have a responsibility to do so.” — Britta Hummel

Key Takeaways

  • The core technical challenges behind modern VR systems are largely solved — the bigger challenge today is finding meaningful and sustainable use cases.
  • Virtual reality has enormous potential in healthcare, trauma therapy, education, and professional training — especially when designed intentionally around human needs instead of engagement metrics.
  • Building inside Big Tech can create incredible opportunities for experimentation and innovation, but also environments where dissent and critical feedback become increasingly difficult.
  • Humane technology is not about rejecting technology altogether, but about building and consuming it with more moderation, thoughtfulness, and responsibility.
  • Many people in tech are searching for deeper meaning in their work, and purpose-driven technology can fundamentally change how work feels.

    • Learn more about Britta's work:

    • Britta on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittahummel/
    • Waven: https://waven.app/
    • Why I Left - Britta's Article on Substack: https://brittahummel.substack.com/p/why-i-left

      • If this episode made you rethink how you can use your own voice to make tech more humane, how virtual reality is adding real value, or to create a crowdfunded VR headset, let us know in the comments or spread the word.

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      Hello 50:50 World - Make Tech More HumaneBy Lisa Stähli