メタヴァースについて語ることは、1970年代当時のインターネットの議論にある程度までは似ている。当時、“インターネット”が実現することは確かだったが、それにまつわるあらゆるアイデアが実現したわけではなかった。“メタヴァース”は何か特定のテクノロジーというより、人間とテクノロジーの関係の広範な変化を指している。だとしても、この未来のヴィジョンが「楽観的」から「完全なファンフィクション」の間のどこに位置するかは検討の余地があるだろう。
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