Facebook Joins a Crowded Field in the Race to Build the ‘Metaverse.’ We All Have a Stake in the Outcome.
Wall Street Journal
Tech billionaires are a quirky lot. Some are attempting to build a world imagined in utopian visions of the future, such as ‘Star Trek.’ Others, like Facebook FB 1.98% Chief ExecutiveMark Zuckerberg, would like us to spend as much time as possible here on earth, in what they call a “metaverse.” Facebook, which renamed itself Meta Platforms on Thursday—just “Meta” for short—is truly all-in on the concept. It’s as if Goldman Sachs were to rename itself Crypto….