What is the metaverse?

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What is the metaverse?

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Oct 20, 2021

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In Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash," we were introduced to the concept of a metaverse. Now companies like Facebook are working to make their own version. But what is it?
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Oct 20, 2021

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