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Didn’t Ready Player One call their VR world the OASIS? I thought the term metaverse came from Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, which was actually a pretty good book (even if the ending was a bit off the rails)…


Ah, you know what? You're right. And Snow Crash is indeed one of my favorite books. Guess this is a sign that it's probably about time to reread it.




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