The Seven Rules of the Metaverse

Mark: People think the metaverse is a place - but it's really about a time when immersive digital worlds become the primary way we live our lives. The metaverse is a continuation, not a new thing.

- In the first six months of 2022, the word metaverse appeared in regulatory filings more than 1,100 times. The previous year saw 260 mentions. The preceding two decades? Fewer than a dozen in total.- The metaverse, a 30-year-old term but nearly century-old idea, is forming around us. Every few decades, a platform shift occurs—such as that from mai... See more

The Metaverse is the Internet, w/ two differences:1 - visualization layer will be better. Today it's Google Meets, tomorrow it's augmented reality.2 - Digital objects will be composable and not stored in private databases behind APIs and T&C's.