>"The “fiscal” and “monetary” policy tools of smart contract blockchain platforms may work even better than the economic policy tools of governments."

"Mark Zuckerberg wants you to believe his metaverse is the final frontier. The misconception comes with over a century of warnings."

"It’s a rebrand of Silicon Valley's increasing power and reach. And it’s made for companies, not people."

"Mark Zuckerberg’s latest Meta morphosis fills me a deep sense of dread. And some companies are too toxic to rebrand, says journalist Imogen West-Knights"

Facebook announced in a corporate blog post Sunday that it will hire 10,000 workers in the EU to build out its plans for the "metaverse."

>"Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One provides an apt conceptualization of the metaverse where any individual can create and participate in virtual experiences. In the novel, a near-future world grapples…"