WTF Is Metaverse? 10 Podcasts That Explain It From Beginner to Advanced Levels

A quick way to get the lowdown on Metaverse on your next grocery run

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock or have taken a break from the news cycle for the last few weeks, chances are high that you may have heard the term “Metaverse".

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, recently announced a brand change of the company to Meta.

The fact that Zuckerberg just straight up ignored the ongoing #FacebookPapers scandal and used the brand change as a tactic to distract people with a shiny new thing is a rant for another post.

Here’s what Zuckerberg had to say about the reasoning behind Meta:

“We believe the metaverse will be the successor to the mobile internet, we’ll be able to feel present — like we’re right there with people no matter how far apart we actually are.”

Earlier this year, this term had come up in the Apple vs Epic court battle where the Fortnite game-maker’s CEO, Tim Sweeney introduced his game as a sort of metaverse.

Unless you are a science fiction enthusiast who has read Snow Crash or Ready Player One, chances are you may have asked yourself this question:

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