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Second Life’s 20th Birthday Reminds World The Metaverse Can Work
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Second Life has turned 20 years old, demonstrating there’s something to be said about the viability of a so-called metaverse despite a bevvy of well-funded rivals that have failed to create a thriving modern successor.
The virtual world’s two-decade milestone bolsters Mark Zuckerberg’s stance that the metaverse is “the next frontier,” as he posited when changing his company’s name from Facebook to Meta Platforms Inc. Commercial opportunities in the metaverse — a virtual world where Zuckerberg and others anticipate people will work, shop and socialize — are also among the reasons Microsoft Corp. is buying publisher Activision Blizzard Inc.