What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?

In recent months you may have heard about something called the metaverse. Maybe you’ve read that the metaverse is going to replace the internet. Maybe we’re all supposed to live there. Maybe Facebook (or Epic, or Roblox, or dozens of smaller companies) is trying to take it over. And maybe it’s got something to do with NFTs?

https://www.theverge.com/22701104/metaverse-explained-fortnite-roblox-facebook-horizon