The issues with the Metaverse, and why it will, can’t, won’t, should, shouldn’t work

The Metaverse stems from “Snow crash” by Neil Stephenson. A book I would highly recommend. Technological progress typically occurs out of common sight. Science fiction often provides the general public with the clearest view of the future.

The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionise Everything

The Metaverse is now a hype, and I decided to pick up “The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionise Everything”. A book that is supposed to explain the Metaverse. If I would summarise, the book explains why and how the Metaverse might, can’t and should develop and why it is difficult to predict what the Metaverse will be. What makes technological transformation difficult to predict is the reality that it is caused not by any one invention, innovation, or individual but instead, requires many changes to come together.

What is the Metaverse?

The definition alone we can’t agree on. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella has described the Metaverse as a platform that turns the “entire world into an app canvas”, others describe it as a number of virtual worlds, immersive 3D, digital twins, 3D internet, simulations, games, metagalaxies, Web3, mirror words…