How to stop the metaverse from becoming the internet’s bad sequel

Medium, 2022

2022

This companion paper expands the ideas presented in my TED talk, on how the corporate idea of the metaverse perpetuates the worst problems of the current internet. Buckle up for a lond read and tons of memes!

In this companion article, I expand some of the ideas presented at my TED talk, expanding on key points about the metaverse (and tons of memes):

1- The Metaverse is not new

2 -The corporate vision for the Metaverse is a perfected form of capitalism

3 -The Metaverse is already on fire (and we even don’t know what it is)

4 -The metaverse is a work in progress

5- The key ingredient for metaverse success: connection

6-The metaverse will blend tangible and virtual realities, across the “reality gradient”

7- The metaverse could become a capitalism of cognitive surveillance

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