ICYMI - We Bought Weed in the Metaverse

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🗓️ 2 March 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The metaverse wants to convince us it’s the future of retail, even for buying marijuana. On the show today, Madison is joined by Slate’s Shannon Palus to talk about Shannon’s recent journey into the metaverse to buy weed gummies. They discuss what it’s like to enter the metaverse, the mediocre graphics on display there, and if it really is the future of retail—or just a misguided lark from Big Tech.

Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder.

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0:00.0	It's happening. They've all overheard.
0:02.1	All I wanted was a little low-key mook delivery, me and my brother.
0:05.1	But Mum's piped in with her.
0:06.3	Oh, I'm in.
0:07.3	Feli-affish in a Diet Coke, no ice.
0:09.1	And Dad's muscled in with his.
0:10.4	Yes, I'm in. Big Mac with fries and strawberry milkshake, please.
0:13.8	Now I give my brother a little eye roll.
0:15.7	Oh well, family dinner it is.
0:17.2	At least I can steal some of Dad's fries.
0:19.1	There's nothing quite like a mook delivery.
0:20.9	Order on the McDonald's app.
0:22.3	You in?
0:24.3	At participating restaurants only, 18 plus.
0:26.3	Soving times delivery fees in terms of ply.
0:28.1	See app on McDonald's.com for details.
0:35.0	You can now buy cannabis cannabis in the metaverse and have it delivered in real life.
0:43.5	Hi, I'm Madison Malone-Curture and I'm Shannon Paulis.
0:46.6	Fill again for Rachel Hampton and you're listening to IcyMI.
0:50.3	In case you missed it,
0:51.5	Slates podcast about internet culture.
0:53.8	Shannon, welcome to IcyMI.
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