Some things never change.

Left, from 2006: Breathless New York Times article about the Second Life real estate boom.

Right: from 2023: Breathless New York Times article about the Metaverse real estate boom.

h/t @twitskeptic

@ct_bergstrom Anyone else notice the problem with the $1.4B metaverse real estate revenue statement in the article?

@twitskeptic Amazing. But hey, it's projected to by 5B by 2026 based on only a very minor extrapolation...

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@ct_bergstrom $5.37B, Carl. The Times style guide has very high standards on precision.

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