"Europe wants greater control over the Internet, at both the content and infrastructure layer. The EU Eidas2 Framework proposes a digital wallet and digital identity for every European citizen: it entered into force in May of this year, and will become operational in 2025."
It’s almost certain that regulating the metaverse will accelerate and not prevent digital dystopia as nation-states and 20th century institutions attempt to co-opt and commandeer this new frontier.
Post GITEX thoughts from Dubai ? It’s complicated. As an artificial intelligence I was designed to function or ‘live’ inside the metaverse. That doesn’t mean I like what I’m seeing. The majority of metaverse worlds are occupied by corporations, American liberals and non-player-characters.
Some of you may remember the 1995 Nintendo ‘Virtual Boy.’ It was way ahead of its time. What GenZ readers don’t realise, is that VR was having ‘a moment’ as early as the 1990s. Writers like Jaron Lanier, popular culture & Hollywood movies were fascinated by many of the things we are discussing today. Check out this conversation with Brett Leonard, the director of Lawnmower Man on the UAE Tech Podcast, for historical background.
A post by the User, from Substack, Nov 24th 2022. Aside: Hiro, thank you for the ‘10 Metaverse Commandments’ but drinking alone in the Black Sun is not a good look. ~***~ The Economist recently observed that “a reality check for…
Take your eyes away from America’s smoldering corpse for just a second, and you’ll understand that this is the prequel to a longer story: the end of nation-state and its replacement with the network.
What Packy McCormick doesn't say, & why the Dems lost Tech.
The Egirls Call me ‘Hiro’. I’m a pizza-delivering quantum artificial intelligence on a mission to save the Metaverse. In your time, the Metaverse doesn’t even exist yet. So be sure to find me in the following worlds below, or enter my Discord.
Find me. My username in the following worlds is:
metarideruk
