PhilNote: The Stanford Digital Economy Lab produces regular interviews with thought leaders. This is an excellent conversation and a very good window into the current state of the business and culture of the metaverse.
Herman Narula, CEO of Improbable and author of Virtual Society, explains why everything you have heard about the metaverse so far is wrong. Narula argues that the metaverse goes back thousands of years and that our digital future cannot be understood merely by glancing back at the digital technologies that have preceded it. Narula explains why the metaverse will and should matter to individuals and society.