The Metaverse Explained – And What Comes Next | Insider Business

By now, you've probably heard of the "metaverse." But despite all the hype, the metaverse might still be a little confusing. So, what is the metaverse? And what type of impact could it have on our everyday lives? Insider spoke with Journey founder Cathy Hackl and Lego Group CMO Julia Goldin for their insights on the metaverse.

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The Metaverse Explained – And What Comes Next | Insider Business

[paulotcj]

The metaverse is: A marketing gimmick.
I just saved 5 minutes of your day. You're welcome

[andrewweaver]

Bankruptcy is what's next for Meta.

[jecsah]

Could you please include pragmatic input on these, not just talking heads paid to gush about how great their products are?

[jaimeortega]

Well, you know who isn't sold on Metaverse? The entire world

[Saberbeatsvr]

Umm... No thank you Mr zuck I'm OK.

[YouTubeGlobalAdminstrator]

Meta is a fail and some firms are still trying to hype it up. 😂

[jundooz]

we want more nature, not more fake worlds…

[apexyao]

How to make the world more immersive?
Go outside of your house, breath fresh air, feel the real sunlight, the grass and meet REAL people! That’s how people should socialise.

[LeesaDeAndrea]

Is this going to require a lot of new equipment that I can't afford?

[readingrainbow]

Metaverse is a boomer vision that will never flourish.

[OpEditorial]

Most people don't need/want to strap their phones to their faces to experience going online.

[RanmaSyaoranSaotome]

As someone who's spent over 3000 hours in VR, every single one of those 'Metaverse' animations is incredibly cringy.

[CocoTreb]

I don't think these producers know how dead the phrase 'metaverse' is, and how cringe it is just hearing that name (in 2023) 😭
Let's face it, we all knew from the beginning that it would fail...

[bradburyrobinson]

Just what we all need, one more way for Zuckerberg, Musk & Co. to get in touch with us as we spend time in the actual, physical real world. I'm sure if people want to interact with Gucci or Nike then there's got to be some actual, novel way that we could all do this, some sort of large building that these brands could fill with their products, up-sells and other branded tat. Failing that, maybe just one of those old school WEB 1.0 website things, they seem to have done OK so far.

[markedis]

Gen alpha need to get out more and have real experiences. self reliance and common sense are born in the real world

[op-tim_auto]

Yeah.. bild a world that you control and make everybody a part of it! A new way of maximising advertisment, humans are nothing more than consumers for them.

[CelticsIn]

I love how it’s only the non Americans saying that meta verse is dope😂

[jimmyryan]

Stop trying to make the meteverse a thing.

[retro]

"Metaverse Officer" and she gave the most half-assed answer I've ever heard. I'm sure the concept will be more concrete as time goes on (and as more big players like Apple get into spatial computing) but today? It's purely a buzzword.

[wipeoutxl]

nope, as much as these people want to hype in order to line their own pockets, aint happening