Should We Fear the Metaverse?
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 11K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2022
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
Facebook recently made waves in the press when it announced plans to create a more immersive online experience, something it described as the 'metaverse.' Facebook even changed its name to 'Meta' as part of this initiative. But what exactly is the metaverse? That depends on who you ask. In today's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel look at the facts, fiction and controversy surrounding the rise of the metaverse. (Update from Ben - just a few days after we recorded this, Facebook stock tanked. Maybe the market agrees with us?)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Molly John Fast, and this is Fast Politics. |
| 0:04.0 | You may know me for my old podcast, The New Abnormal, |
| 0:08.0 | or my articles in Vogue, The New York Times, The Washington Post, |
| 0:12.0 | or my newsletter at The Atlantic. |
| 0:14.0 | I do my best to poke holes in political arguments, |
| 0:17.0 | with no fear of critiquing any side of the political spectrum. |
| 0:20.0 | Listen to Fast Politics with Molly John Fast every Monday, Wednesday and Friday |
| 0:25.0 | on the IHART Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | From UFOs to psychic powers and government conspiracies, history is riddled with unexplained events. |
| 0:37.0 | You can turn back now, or learn the stuff they don't want you to know. |
| 0:42.0 | A production of IHART Radio. |
| 0:45.0 | Hello, welcome back to the show. My name is Matt. |
| 0:49.0 | My name is Noel. They called me Ben. We're joined as always with our super producer, |
| 0:53.0 | Seth the Shadow Johnson. Most importantly, you are you. You are here. |
| 0:57.0 | And that makes this the stuff they don't want you to know. |
| 1:01.0 | How's my, uh, how's my prop comedy game this month? |
| 1:05.0 | I am. I'm not a professional. I'm not a professional. |
| 1:09.0 | I'm not a professional. I'm not a professional. I'm not a professional. |
| 1:13.0 | I'm not a professional. I'm not a professional. |
| 1:15.0 | No. I'm not a professional. |
| 1:17.0 | I'm not a professional. I'm not a professional. I'm not a professional. |
| 1:20.0 | I'm not a professional. I'm not a professional. |
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