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mailslot t1_itd7o1k wrote

There was an odd period of interest for second life… lasting a week or two. A handful of companies announced that they were “moving in.” I think CNN had a virtual town hall. Retailers were exploring virtual shops.

It didn’t go well. I distinctly remember a live news cast interrupted by an obscenely modeled furry.

It’s almost like nobody had used second life before announcing that they were embracing it.

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dotnetcowboy t1_itdvted wrote

Yeah, Second Life was the first promise of the metaverse circa 2008. Except back then everyone compared it to Snow Crash instead of Ready Player One.

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