Straight from the table on Christmas Day, I share my optimistic view of the metaverse.
Direct from the desk of Dane Williams.
There I was minding my own business at the table on Christmas Day, just trying to stuff my face with prawns.
I knew it was coming, but why did it have to come at that moment?
Shell off, seafood sauce on, getting that whiff of salt as I bring that beautiful crustacean up closer to my mouth…
Then it came from the opposite side of the table.
“Hey Dane, you’re into crypto.”
In my head I’m thinking, why yes mate, I am…
…and I’m still going to be after lunch.
But being the crypto degen that I am, you know I’m putting this prawn down and going down the rabbit hole as soon as you spit out the buzz question of 2021 that I know is coming.
Sorry, not sorry.
“What the heck is the metaverse?”
Ah there it is
It’s a question any of you crypto geeks were no doubt asked at least once over Christmas and an opportunity to preach our impending decentralised future.
I read a lot of negativity around the concept.
Something that I honestly don’t get and am actually happy to passionately pitch.
Totally unlike my somewhat pessimistic self, when it comes to the metaverse and associated topic of an overall more decentralised internet, I'm actually much more positive than most.
Go figure!
So remember the metaverse is ALL of the virtual worlds, associated communities and economies that power them.
Just because 1 company or blockchain says that they’re building the metaverse, they’re actually not.
What they’re actually building is a part of the metaverse.
I like to think of it in terms of the current international online landscape.
Just like the Chinas/NKs/Irans of the world have a closed, heavily censored internet, corporations will also create closed, heavily censored virtual worlds.
Yes, I’m comparing Facebook to the CCP in this analogy.
Because essentially that’s what they are.
Once you limit people’s freedom, ownership and ability to transact, is there really any difference?
Nope.
But in the same way that the rest of the free world can access more of the internet, there is a network of open, decentralised and interoperable virtual worlds being built.
This is the real metaverse.
Both types of virtual worlds can, and will, run parallel to one another.
And while the centralised worlds are going to win in the short term, because quite frankly money from the likes of Facebook will ensure they work better, they will be eclipsed by the decentralised.
I can’t see any other way.
You just can’t deny that an open, free, interconnected series of virtual worlds and experiences is the far superior outcome for everyone.
For me, there is no outcome where closed companies and authoritarian regimes continue to hold any sort of power in the digital world.
And with crypto ensuring the entire economy shifts toward a decentralised future, the so called real world too.
But that’s the thing.
There is no difference between the metaverse and the real world.
The metaverse is just an extension of the real world and a lifestyle that if you’re reading this on LeoFinance, you’re already living.
It’s here, so get around it!
After making my passionate case for the decentralised future of the metaverse, I look up and see my poor relo with that look of regret for asking.
And the same expression that says man, I just want to eat my prawns.
Ah I feel ya mate.
I feel ya.
I’ll see you inside the metaverse in a decade, sourcing the best prawns for family Christmas 2031.
Best of probabilities to you.
PS. Yep, you know the prawns were worth the wait - This is fuck’n straya mate!
PPS. Get around our guide to Decentraland (MANA) and The Sandbox (SAND), talking you through two of the best crypto metaverse plays.
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There will be many metaverses. I'm looking at this one now - Neos VR.
I hadn't heard of this particular virtual world before, but after a quick look myself, it definitely looks interesting.
Cheers :)
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I think the Metaverse is going to take more than a decade to play out and I wouldn't really say we are in the real metaverse until we see some more decentralization. After all if the major gateways or applications are run by VCs, I don't really see much difference between that and the current system.
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But does any of that really matter?
Right now online there is the tech available that means EVERYONE always a decentralised, uncensored internet available.
And the same thing will be there when it comes to the metaverse.
Who cares what closed shops build?
There will always be a fully accessible alternative.
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I think it does matter because that is generally what sets the trend. If corporations have majority control, I don't see how things will change much.
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I believe it is in the interest of the old guards of centralised connections to get on the band wagon of the metaverse if they want to have an iota of relevance in the future.
Thats another great point you make.
They will actually be incentivised to open up and join the decentralised, free world because it will be more profitable for them.
The decentralisation cat is now out of the bag and the way that companies make profit (not to mention authoritarian governments govern), has changed.
Adapt or die!
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I wouldn't lie, I never bothered reading about the metaverse so this was very enlightening.
If you're a crypto guy, I'm sure that just like me, you're going to get some questions about what the metaverse is.
It's really just virtual worlds and that's it.
The key you want to express however, is that the decentralised, uncensored virtual worlds that allow you to move seamlessly to others, is where the real future opportunity lies.
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Thank you for simplifying it for me.
I have heard years ago by the time you read something on the internet about something being built or created you can be certain that thing has already been created and is working in the world. So the metaverse I believe is already a function of this reality and more than likely has been for a while. Just my opinion.
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Of course.
The metaverse is nothing more than virtual worlds - of which there are a ton.
It's going to be exciting to see how they continue to be expanded on and then how people are able to seamlessly move between them.
This is going to be the key.
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We can't wait to be using this metaverse this 2022. I'm planning to buy more of this Sand coin.
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Sounds good William.
Just buying the coin, or looking to actually immerse yourself into games and the like within The Sandbox?
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Thank you boss
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You just want my prawns... I'm onto you.
But seriously, I do understand where you're coming from about normies becoming even more sceptical about where crypto is headed.
But a lot of that comes from how you go onto frame the conversation.
We both know that there is a lot of shit surrounding crypto, but at the same we both also know that there is a lot of good.
At least potential for good.
If you frame the conversation that way, rather than going down the rabbit hole of confirming their fears right off the bat, then the conversations will be a little more pleasant and hopefully you'll get a few more people curious enough to do more research themselves.
All the best mate, happy new year!
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