Ok. I guess we'll talk about the metaverse.

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🗓️ 18 February 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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What is the metaverse? How do you get to it? Why does it seem to dominate headlines every week? Is it possibly a sign of our dystopian future? Sam learns all about the metaverse and more with NPR technology correspondent Shannon Bond and NPR tech reporter Bobby Allyn. They define the metaverse, explain why companies are so eager to jump into it, and whether or not we should worry about it.

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam's Aunt Betty.
0:04.1	This week, the Metaverse explained.
0:06.8	Alright, let's start the show.
0:09.4	Hey y'all, you're listening to It's Been A Minute from NPR.
0:14.1	I'm Sam Sanders.
0:15.6	And this week, we are talking about the Metaverse.
0:19.5	I know, I know.
0:21.0	Wait, before you stop listening, hear me out.
0:24.7	The Metaverse is here, or coming.
0:28.2	And we should know what it is.
0:30.0	So far, I know a few things about it.
0:32.4	I know that it's virtual.
0:34.2	I know that it's a big buzz word in Silicon Valley right now.
0:37.8	But I'm still not exactly sure how it works.
0:41.0	Or how I get to it.
0:42.5	Or why Meta, the company, tried to sell me on the Metaverse during last week's Super Bowl
0:47.8	in the most dystopian way possible.
0:51.4	Did you see this commercial?
0:53.5	It was a story of an animatronic dog who's only escaped from an unending life of despair
0:58.9	and sorrow, was seeing its friends in a virtual world.
1:03.6	A Metaverse.
1:05.1	On nights and weekends, I think.
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