gm: Neal Stephenson Maps Out the Metaverse

<p>Neal Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” in his seminal 1992 sci-fi hit novel “Snow Crash.” Now he’s helming a metaverse blockchain company called Lamina1 and advocating for one free and open metaverse. He spoke to Dan Roberts and Stephen Graves at length about what he got right and wrong in “Snow Crash,” goggles and flat screens, Big Tech, NFTs and digital ownership, and more.</p><br><p>For more from Decrypt, visit&nbsp;<a href="http://decrypt.co/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">decrypt.co</a>&nbsp;and follow&nbsp;@<a href="https://twitter.com/gmdecrypt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gmdecrypt</a> on Twitter.</p><p>Be sure to join the <a href="https://t.me/gmpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gm Telegram room</a> for direct access to our hosts and guests.</p><br><p>Hosts and guests:</p><br><p>Dan Roberts</p><p>Twitter: @<a href="https://twitter.com/readDanwrite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">readDanwrite</a></p><br><p>Stephen Graves</p><p>Twitter: @<a href="https://twitter.com/stephengraves" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">stephengraves</a></p><br><p>Neal Stephenson</p><p>Twitter: @<a href="https://twitter.com/nealstephenson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nealstephenson</a></p><br><p>Podcast thumbnail art by <a href="https://www.grantkempster.design/new-page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grant Kempster</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>