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The metaverse is coming, but what is it, and should we be concerned?

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Video chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:49 - What is the metaverse?
2:42 - How close are we to the metaverse?
4:28 - What's Facebook doing?
6:37 - What's so great about the metaverse?
8:04 - The tech behind the metaverse
10:16 - The problems with the metavers