What Is The Metaverse?

Visit http://www.brilliant.org/answerswithjoe to start learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Everyone's talking about the Metaverse, but what is it? It's poised to be the next evolution of the internet, and we'll experience it in fully immersive 3D virtual worlds and mixed and augmented reality. Facebook has zeroed in on this idea so much it changed its name to Meta to reflect it. In this video, I'll look at the potential for this future, the promises it holds, and, of course, the dystopian nightmare it could become if we get it wrong. Here's Facebook's full Metaverse announcement:    • The Metaverse and How We'll Build It Toget...   Matthew Ball's Metaverse primer: https://www.matthewball.vc/all/forwar... Tim Ferriss' interview with Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant on Web3: https://tim.blog/2021/10/28/chris-dix... Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon:   / answerswithjoe   Channel Memberships:    / @joescott   T-Shirts & Merch: http://www.answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI:    / @joescott-tmi   You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 https://spoti.fi/3AWUFAO Apple Podcasts 👉 https://apple.co/3Hngf3v Google Podcasts 👉 https://bit.ly/3s9Sq9b Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: https://ts.la/joe74700 Follow me at all my places! Instagram:   / answerswithjoe   TikTok:   / answerswithjoe   Facebook:   / answerswithjoe   Twitter:   / answerswithjoe   LINKS LINKS LINKS: https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-... https://www.thecowl.com/news/facebook... https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-... https://www.roadtovr.com/horizon-home... https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/3/229... https://futuristspeaker.com/future-tr... https://salad.com/blog/mtm-2-roblox-p... https://computer.howstuffworks.com/In... https://uploadvr.com/meta-metaverse-b... https://www.td.org/atd-blog/what-is-t... https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/v... https://www.fool.com/investing/stock-... https://uploadvr.com/project-cambria-... https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/... https://www.google.com/glass/start/ https://www.spectacles.com/new-specta... https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/u... https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-rep... https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-ho... https://www.cryptopolitan.com/what-ar... https://thenextweb.com/news/know-your... https://www.businessinsider.com/what-... https://moxie.org/2022/01/07/web3-fir... Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:10 - Facebook's Problems 2:45 - The Meta Announcement 6:11 - Meta is not The Metaverse 10:10 - The Potential For VR 12:30 - AR and MR 13:47 - Smart Glasses 18:37 - Does Anybody Really Want This? 19:24 - Web3 22:05 - One More (Contrarian) Thing 23:30 - Sponsor message 24:30 - Close