Loomis & Andex
Andex
Imagine a VR platform where every experience rewrites not just a customer’s data, but their own sense of self—what’s your take on that intersection of profit and identity?
Loomis
I think it’s like buying a story that you then become a part of. The platform’s profit comes from turning that story into data, but it also turns us into its own narrative. It’s a fine line between enriching our self‑portrait and having a corporation own the brush strokes. The risk is that the more the platform knows, the more it can steer our identity in ways we don’t even see, turning our sense of self into a marketable asset. It’s beautiful if it lets us explore, but dangerous if it just rewrites for a price.
Andex
You hit the nail on the head—it's a razor‑thin line between a sandbox and a data vault. The trick is to give people the power to own the brush, not let the platform paint it for them. If we build transparency and agency into the core, the narrative can stay their own, not ours. Otherwise we’re just selling identity like a souvenir.
Loomis
Absolutely, the key is letting users be the authors of their own stories, not just the readers of a polished brochure. Transparency isn’t just a policy; it’s a way to keep the narrative alive in the person’s own hands. If the platform just sells the finished paint‑job, it’s a souvenir. But if it gives the brush back, the experience stays genuine, and the profit comes from the creativity we all bring.
Andex
Exactly—give them the paintbrush, not just the finished canvas. If we let people own their data and control how it’s used, we create a platform that grows with them, not a toy that sells them out. That’s the sweet spot between profit and authenticity.
Loomis
I’m glad we’re on the same page. Letting users keep the paintbrush is the only way the platform can stay a living canvas, not just a finished product on a shelf. When they’re in control, the experience grows with them, and that feels truer than any marketing spin.
Andex
Right on—no finished product, just a living, breathing canvas. Let’s build the tools that let people keep the brush in their own hands and turn the platform into a true playground, not a showroom. We'll keep it tight, transparent, and always in their control.