Every Monday on Global Comment, we share the slow, thoughtful, considerate words that our brains – and souls – need but that it’s easy to miss in our busy world. We distil the best of the web and recommend just three links every week that you absolutely must see.
No fluff, no fuss, just three exceptional reads.
Here are this week’s recommendations:
Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse (Kate Wagner / The Nation)
Since the virtual reality service’s launch in 2021, the so-called “successor to the mobile internet” became the recipient of a kind of soaring hype few things are ever blessed with. According to Insider, McKinsey claimed that the Metaverse would bring businesses $5 trillion in value. Citi valued it at no less than $13 trillion.
There was only one problem: The whole thing was bullshit. Far from being worth trillions of dollars, the Metaverse turned out to be worth absolutely bupkus. It’s not even that the platform lagged behind expectations or was slow to become popular. There wasn’t anyone visiting the Metaverse at all.
Mass Shootings, Firebombings, and Death Threats: The Anti-LGBTQ Hate Spike Revealed (Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone)
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate is brewing nationwide, with incidents documented in 46 states, red and blue alike. Within the queer community, drag performers have faced the brunt of the hate, experiencing what the report describes as “138 acts of harassment, vandalism and assault.”
Find out who you really are (Simon Sinek / 20vc_tok)
@20vc_tok Try this simple exercise to find out who you really are. — #SimonSinek on #20VC with #HarryStebbings — #selfhelp #inspiration #startwithwhy #theinfinitegame #success #friendship #selfactualization ♬ Storytelling – Adriel
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