Good videos, with context.
Ready Player One - Nolan Sorrento sells ads

Ready Player One - Nolan Sorrento sells ads

Steven Tuccio
0 HN recommenders · discussed 2019–2026
Open YouTube ↗

About this video

A short clip from Ready Player One in which Nolan Sorrento pitches selling ad space in the Oasis, including a joke about selling much of a user's visual field.

Why it appears in the archive

HN posts it as a joke whenever a company pushes intrusive advertising or metaverse monetization.

AI-generated summary and labels from the source dataset; verify important details against the video. Source & credits.

From the Hacker News discussion

franky47 · 2019-09 · joke

The fact that Facebook is behind it reminds me of Nolan Sorrento's desire to increase advertising space in the Oasis [1]. [1] [VIDEO]

Read original comment ↗
jareklupinski · 2021-07 · joke

"We estimate we can sell up to 80% of an individual's visual field before inducing seizures." [VIDEO] i guess 81% is the end :P

Read original comment ↗
Datenstrom · 2021-09 · joke

Actual footage from the Facebook board meeting discussing responsibly building the 'metaverse'. [VIDEO]

Read original comment ↗
kayge · 2025-08 · joke

Hopefully they'll skip this[0] part: "...once we can rollback some of Halliday's ad restrictions, we estimate we can sell up to 80% of an individual's visual field before inducing seizures!" [0] [VIDEO]

Read original comment ↗
sandreas · 2026-07 · joke

I think the only way vendors will learn that this is not acceptable is people not buying their stuff any more. In my opinion Windows has pushed "slop" too far and is now experiencing lowering market share and I really hope this happens to all the companies trying a B055man69 move[1] on their customers. 1: Nolan Sorrento, Ready Player One, [VIDEO]

Read original comment ↗