Highlights
00:05 — Kieron announces our weekly newsletter that only goes out to subscribers. It includes an original article that you won’t be able to find on the Acceleration Economy website.
00:15 — This week, the newsletter asks the question, “Is the metaverse an old idea?” Spoiler: yes, it is.
00:22 — The term “Metaverse” has been around since 1992 from a sci-fi novel called “Snow Crash.” However, the Metaverse as we see it today is very, very different.
00:36 — Many analysts at the moment are talking about the fact that just because Big Tech is getting involved, the Metaverse is suddenly a new idea. In part, that’s true. But I’d like to argue that perhaps now is just the right time for the Metaverse to explode.
00:51 — We have the infrastructure in place, we have the companies ready to invest in the Metaverse. Perhaps now all of the stars have aligned.
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