How we describe the metaverse makes a difference – today’s words could shape tomorrow’s reality and who benefits from it
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The metaverse might be a work in progress, but a key prototype – the virtual world – has been around for several decades. Screen capture from Second Life by Tom Boellstorff, CC BY-ND – By Tom Boellstorff, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, …