@sexy_peach@feddit.de to Fediverse@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoDo you think the name metaverse is taken from the name fediverse?message-square7fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDo you think the name metaverse is taken from the name fediverse?@sexy_peach@feddit.de to Fediverse@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepoVoqlinkfedilink5•2 years agoHuh? The term Metaverse long predates Fediverse. If anything it is the opposite way around, although Fediverse is more of a combination of Federation and Universe… so I guess a case of convergent linguistic evolution ;)
minus-squaresmallcircleslinkfedilink1•2 years agoYes, I bought the book when I heard about the relationship. The sci-fi Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Didn’t got to read it yet, though.
Huh? The term Metaverse long predates Fediverse. If anything it is the opposite way around, although Fediverse is more of a combination of Federation and Universe… so I guess a case of convergent linguistic evolution ;)
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Yes, I bought the book when I heard about the relationship. The sci-fi Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. Didn’t got to read it yet, though.