Ignore it if you want: the metaverse of 2022 is like the internet of the early 1990s. It could change everything.

Picture this: It’s 2030 and you’re going on a date. You scroll through the reviews of the best restaurant and find yourself at a concert by your favorite artist. Afterwards, you will take a walk through an enchanted forest that looks like the Pandorian Biosphere from the James Cameron movie, Avatar. Falling in love, they visit a travel agency and book a trip to Fiji together. When Monday rolls around, you go to a workshop with your colleagues from around the world to collaborate on a project. Throughout it all, you haven’t left your…