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
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@ct_bergstrom Anyone else notice the problem with the $1.4B metaverse real estate revenue statement in the article?
@ct_bergstrom $5.37B, Carl. The Times style guide has very high standards on precision.
@ct_bergstrom i am projected to look better than george clooney by 2027. You can’t fact check me because time travel is impossible.
@twitskeptic Amazing. But hey, it's projected to by 5B by 2026 based on only a very minor extrapolation...