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To write this story about the metaverse, I first had to tear myself away from reading Ready Player One, which is all about, well, the metaverse. Set in 2045, this prescient 2014 sci-fi novel describes a world in which, having…
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How can you escape the harsh reality of living through the pandemic? For many of us, the answer is games. Plugging into an alternate universe offers instant psychic and emotional vacations. We can try on new identities, connect with others,…
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NFTs, Web3, DAOs, Blockchain … what does it all mean? Why should we care? There’s a firehose of information coming at us every day, from mainstream media trying to wrap their heads around what’s salient, to crypto-Twitterati taking us down…
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Innovation and movement are intricately connected. We’re well past quarantining here in California, most of us having already received the vaccine. But to reach the next stage of recovery requires a new, more holistic commitment. It’s time to get off…
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