Digital ExistentialismBafflegab
Metaverse
MET-uh-vursnoun
What it means
A virtual world that was going to replace the internet until everyone tried it.
What it actually means
We have built a lobby with no doors.
How it is used in a sentence
"Our brand experience in the metaverse drove real engagement."
Filed under
Digital Existentialism — Ideas that were briefly worth billions, explained by people who are briefly employed.
Bafflegab — The phrase means nothing. We are ridiculing it.
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