The Zuckerberg beast is at it again; it wants to consume your eyeballs by way of Oculus, absorb your innermost thoughts through Facebook data collection, and now, it craves more. With plans to hire 10,000 workers for the job, the Zuckerberg wants to build a metaverse. And the shift has just begun with Facebook's new name: Meta.
If you're wondering, the term “metaverse” was created by science fiction author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel “Snow Crash.” The story takes place in a virtual, dystopian world that's run entirely by a dictatorship corporation. Oh yeah, the citizens are mainly broke and manipulated by the previously mentioned corporation. In short, Zuckerberg is a fool for using the term. It's not meant to evoke images of community but separation, not individuality but depersonalization, not equality but servitude.
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