Is the Metaverse Dead? | with Ed Zitron & Marc Beckman

The Whole Metaverse Podcast - Episode #13: Is the Metaverse Dead? | with Ed Zitron & Marc Beckman

Is the Metaverse Dead?

On this episode, we invited Ed Zitron, the author of the Business Insider article "RIP Metaverse", and Marc Beckman, a NYU Senior Research Fellow, to discuss Ed's article and the state of the Metaverse.

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00:00 INTRO
04:08 Metaverse Misconceptions Unmasked
07:00 d Meta's Shareholder Accountability
07:50 Background of Marc Beckman
08:36 Examining Zuckerberg's Fiduciary Duty
10:59 Evolution of Tech Collaboration
12:09 Cooling Expectations in Tech Investments
13:24 Metaverse and AI Fusion
15:01 Investment Influence on Metaverse
16:05 Definition of Metaverse
17:06 Is Facebook's Metaverse Dying?
21:42 Hyper-Realism's Impact on Metaverse
24:30 Apple's Next Gen Interaction: Reality OS
28:50 Metaverse: Prospects of Renewal
30:07 Publicly Traded Tech: Trend Followers
32:54 Elon Musk's Twitter Impact
37:09 Tech Titans vs. Politicians: Power Dynamics
38:24 The Metaverse's Ad Revenue Potential
40:42 Crypto Industry: Assessing Authenticity
41:37 Who Is The Next Tech Breakout

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