Saturday, August 28, 2021

Is the Metaverse the Future of Office?

Big Tech believes the future of work is the "metaverse," first described in Neal Stephenson's classic sci-fi novel Snow Crash (1992). Or at least a less dystopian enterprise version, where employees will put on headsets and inhabit virtual offices. A surprisingly large number of Fortune 500 companies appear to be already using it. Jo Anna Stern of the WSJ shows how it works with the Spatial app, a leading firm in the space. 

I suppose in the future it'll come with the choice of either a subscription model or the usual "you are the product" model--free, but replete with background ads and ways to monetize your information. 

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