Where Is My Tribe?

I am quite skeptical of the inevitable arrival of a metaverse. To me, today, (tomorrow could be different), a metaverse is a VR-first, or maybe just AR-first, virtual environment that attempts to reproduce as many IRL systems as possible using digital equivalents. It's VR Second Life, I guess (side note: I wonder what Linden Lab is up today these days... heads off to Search)...

...and back.

Not only am I skeptical that it will be embraced by consumers en masse, I am also skeptical that it would be beneficial to anyone.

It's why I like the idea of a slow-web. Wordle comes to mind; successful because it's slow. It forces you to disconnect rather than create newer and newer ways to trick you into paying attention. You can play once a day, that's it. It is a not-for-profit in the attention economy.

I wish there were more. Smaller engagements; products and services that create one thing, do it well, and don't attempt to suck you in. The UNIX Philosophy as applied to the modern web.