Reflecting on some of what I saw at Connect this week: I think the “metaverse” marketing from previous years really distorted people’s perception of what Meta is working towards. The avatars, horizon, etc are baggage from their social DNA.

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I think it best to retire the metaverse label. I still think immersive, decentralized virtual worlds hold great potential and have a bright future, but branding them as 'metaverses' will only stunt adoption.

@bored 's /edison for example does an excellent job at providing an engaging and visually appealing experience while avoiding labeling itself as a metaverse. More metaverse projects should adopt this branding strategy imo.