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The metaverse is just marketing jargon at this stage.
That's according to Elon Musk, who said in a late Sunday tweet that the metaverse, also known as Web3, is basically a «marketing buzzword.»
The tweet was a reply to a TikTok video he shared of David Letterman criticizing Bill Gates over the then-nascent idea of the internet. The video's creator compared the early days of the internet to that of the metaverse. To which Musk said, «Given the almost unimaginable nature of the present, what will the future be?»
In the following tweet, the Tesla chief said, «I'm not suggesting web3 is real – seems more marketing buzzword than reality right now – just wondering what the future will be like in 10, 20 or 30 years. 2051 sounds
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