[Essay] Surviving the Metaverse
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The writer, Mary Harrington, tried to review a book on the Metaverse and was left with the nagging question of "Why?" Why make the metaverse?
This essay touches on the Metaverse, atomization, Gnosticism, and the disenchantment of Western culture over the last several centuries.
Metaverse is literally just VR internet. It may have it's pros, but it's not necessary at all and it's certainly not revolutionary in the least.