If you’re already fed up with the word metaverse since it’s gained traction in recent years: metaverse fashion weekmetaverse beauty, metaverse cities for right libertarians, metaverse galleries for your silly little NFTs, the list is endless, then it’s Neal Stephenson’s fault. The American author first coined the term in his 1992 science fiction novel. snow crashto describe the urban virtual environment accessed by his characters through computer terminals and virtual reality goggles.

Now, however, it seems that Stephenson wants to make his fictional world a reality. Earlier this month, he announced that he was making his own foray into cyberspace with Lamina1, a company he co-founded with cryptobro (and Bitcoin Foundation founder) Peter Vessenes.

More specifically,…