What is the "Metaverse"? What can I say? There are so many concepts to think about when we want to answer the question. “Singularity”, “Transhumanism”, and the “Metaverse” are some of the hot button words that describe the next era in our reality. Or is it a reality? Is living in an augmented, virtual space a reality? Some would say yes, it can be. You and I will be able to do, be, and decide what happens in our "Metaverse". Well, that sounds cool, right?

In this episode, I will leave the question up to you to decide on your own if it's going to self-destruct the beauty of our mind and our physical real world that we do live in. And perhaps the “Metaverse” is a term that is scary to some and curious to others.

Any way we look at the “Metaverse”, it's not that new. As a matter of fact, the concept of the technological "Metaverse" has been around for a long time. Carefully studied and crafted for its big reveal. Getting us ready for something that will “blow our minds”, “expand our future”, “make life fun”, “make you more productive”, "buy things with virtual currency" and anything else you want to be, do, or have. Everything and anything is possible. Name it. Put on your “Metaverse” gear and be dazzled at the delights before you.

I unlock some basic features of the "Metaverse" from some influential people such as Ray Kurzweil. These people substantiate that the “Metaverse” will make your life here on this planet better if you buy into what they are selling. Or maybe your life will be worse depending on what side you look at it from. 

Life is in constant change so is it any wonder that eventually technology and the technocrats that make up the future decisions will take over what we do? Is the planet ready to be overrun by the technology of all things such as the life of everyone and the life of all things in nature?

Does technology, and technocrats have the key to our future? Listen to find out.

Links to this episode:

https://amzn.to/3pbWPXz Read “The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology” by Ray Kurzweil: (Commissions Earned. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases)

Listen on audible to “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson, https://amzn.to/3Gny2a0 (Commissions Earned. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases)

Ray Kurzweil video demonstrating Ramona, his alter-ego in virtual reality: https://youtu.be/0EjcIwcRwwo

Read and subscribe to Joe Allen’s, Singularity Weekly Newsletter. Here’s an article entitled, “The Transhuman Roots of the Metaverse”: https://joebot.substack.com/p/the-transhuman-roots-of-the-metaverse

Read this article that’s up on http://technocracy.news  and http://commondreams.org entitled, “Why We Should Reject Mark Zuckerberg’s Dehumanizing Vision of a Metaverse”, by Tom Valovic: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/11/15/why-we-should-reject-mark-zuckerbergs-dehumanizing-vision-metaverse

Read Joe Allen’s article in The Federalist entitled, “Mark Zuckerberg Is Planting The First Church of the Metaverse”: https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/06/mark-zuckerberg-is-planting-the-first-church-of-the-metaverse/

Read this article on C|NET, “Facebook goes Meta: What is the metaverse and why is Big Tech obsessed? Facebook is going meta, but what does that even mean?” https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/facebook-goes-meta-what-is-the-metaverse-and-why-is-big-tech-obsessed/

Read this PC magazine article entitled, “Now You Can Have VR Sex With Real People by Angela Moscaritolo: https://www.pcmag.com/news/now-you-can-have-vr-sex-with-real-people

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