![]() Of the many inventions with which Stephenson furnished Snow Crash‘s then-futuristic 21st-century cyberpunk reality, few have captured as many techie imaginations as the “ metaverse,” an enormous virtual world inhabited by the avatars of its users. It did so, at least, among readers interested in the internet and its potential, which was much more of a niche subject 29 years ago. ![]() ![]() Originally published in 1992, that novel not only made the name of its author Neal Stephenson, it elevated him to the status of a technological Nostradamus. Whatever the benefits and pleasures of our current internet-enriched world, one must admit that it’s not quite as exciting as the setting of Snow Crash. ![]()
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