#267 | Matthew Ball: How the Metaverse Will Revolutionize Everything – The Realignment Podcast

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Matthew Ball, author of The Metaverse: And How It Will Revolutionize Everything, joins The Realignment to argue the Metaverse represents the “next internet,” explains why the term is everywhere, defines what the concept is (and isn’t), and how it could upend the digital and real worlds alike.

0:00 – Introduction
0:42 – Origins of the metaverse
7:29 – Meta & the metaverse
10:02 – Metaverse vs. internet
21:55 – Defense applications of the metaverse
24:23 – Will the metaverse replace the real world?
34:03 – Will there be only one metaverse?
41:10 – Why should people be excited about the metaverse?
51:37 – Difference between web3 and metaverse
1:00:31 – How can people get involved the metaverse?
1:03:54 – IP