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1. Quoting from the article: 'Grosseteste, then, had created a medieval “multiverse”. ' Article writers don't write headlines and in this case I believe the hea
by rm445 12y ago
1. Quoting from the article: 'Grosseteste, then, had created a medieval “multiverse”. ' Article writers don't write headlines and in this case I believe the headline is in error.
2. Metaverse will be well-understood on Hacker News to mean a virtual reality shared space (pace Snow Crash), rather than anything else.
- king_magic 12y agoI somewhat agree, and very well may be an error - but frankly, let's face it - when faced with a choice of clicking on a link that includes "multiverse" vs. "metaverse", it's pretty obvious (to me, at least) which one the HN crowd is going to be drawn to. Again, the direct title on The Economist is "metaverse" (no single quotes), not "multiverse" (in single quotes). I get what your saying, it just feels like the OP changed the title to make it seem cooler. At least that's my take.