Neal Stephenson emebeghị ichepụta isi okwu eziokwu mebere. Ma Meta maara n'ezie aha ya - na 1992, ya seminal cyberpunk akwụkwọ Snow Crash chepụtara nkebi ahịrịokwu ahụ "Metaverse" iji kọwaa a mebere eziokwu ụwa nwetara site VR goggles. Ọ kpaliri ọtụtụ ndị mmepe VR isi - na 2, href="https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/28/22745234/facebook-new-name-meta-metaverse-zuckerberg-rebrand">Facebook kpebiri ịgbanwe aha ụlọ ọrụ ya niile na Meta iji chụọ nrọ ahụ metaverse.
Ugbu a, Stephenson na-ekwu na ya ekwetaghịkwa na kọmpụta nwere ihu bụ ọdịnihu. Ọ na-eche na iko Meta dị egwu: "Ndị mmadụ anaghị amasị iyi ihe na ihu ha, ha atụkwasịghịkwa ndị na-eme ya obi." Ọ na-eche na enyo abụghịzi ihe ga-eme n'ọdịnihu n'ụwa nke jupụtara na…