The metaverse is the future of our reality. Mark Zuckerberg and its other evangelists are planning for it.

A lot of people who grew up without the Internet view it, essentially, as a utility: something that enables experiences by helping them to, say, plan a picnic or reserve a ticket to a Bruce Springsteen show or buy a blender. They don’t view it as a place that provides experiences in themselves. Even social media sites, for these folks, exist merely to offer insight into the offline lives of those they care about — a way, every day, to get 1,000 Christmas cards.