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For Mark Zuckerberg, Metaverse Selfie Is More Mockery Than Masterpiece

An image of the Facebook founder’s avatar mugging in front of the Eiffel Tower and La Sagrada Familia church was received as less than a technological miracle. 

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Mark Zuckerberg demonstrates Horizon World, August 16, 2022. Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook
A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Paris is a perennial stop on the European Grand Tour, and now its virtual avatar has become something like a landmark of the metaverse, much to the chagrin of the company that has bet so big on the promise of alternative reality that it changed its name. 

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A.R. HOFFMAN
A.R. HOFFMAN

Mr. Hoffman is an associate editor of the Sun, where he covers politics and culture. He holds a PhD from Harvard and a law degree from Stanford.

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