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[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 23 hours ago

The massive popularity of Ready Player One, which was a mostly bland and bad story besides having a Metaverse in it, might imply otherwise.

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago

The popularity in the fictional setting, based on speculation?

The popularity of the book/move, which is a short period of escapism not at all comparable to virtual reality?

[-] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

The popularity of the book/movie incorporating a classic concept of cyberpunk, yes.

We've been dreaming of a Metaverse just about since we've had internet. Only, nobody's made one that's worth a damn in the real world yet.

Dude it's a book.

"Gladiators would be popular because there's this movie called Gladiator that everyone loves and that has heaps of Gladiators."

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