The metaverse hype that surged during the Covid-19 pandemic has largely fizzled out, as Korean tech companies shut down the virtual meetup services they launched during the heyday with an ambition to impact social media and gatherings culture.
  • snooggumsEnglish
    9•1 month ago

    The popularity in the fictional setting, based on speculation?

    The popularity of the book/move, which is a short period of escapism not at all comparable to virtual reality?

    • skulblakaEnglish
      -2•1 month ago

      The popularity of the book/movie incorporating a classic concept of cyberpunk, yes.

      We’ve been dreaming of a Metaverse just about since we’ve had internet. Only, nobody’s made one that’s worth a damn in the real world yet.

      • @fine_sandy_bottomEnglish
        8•1 month ago

        Dude it’s a book.

        “Gladiators would be popular because there’s this movie called Gladiator that everyone loves and that has heaps of Gladiators.”

        • skulblakaEnglish
          0•1 month ago

          Gladiator was a movie because historically we’ve had heaps of gladiators and they were popular public entertainment.

        • Dragon Rider (drag)English
          -4•1 month ago

          Everyone loved How To Train Your Dragon, yet drag has hardly met any dragon riders! It’s not fair!