How is “metaverse” different from second-life?

Question

I don’t understand how it’s being presented as something new and interesting and nobody seems to notice/comment on this?

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Answer 1

It’s not in anyway or form different outside that second-life got decades worth of bug improvements and development, while metaverse has none.
Along with the fact that second-life allows adult content.
The closest thing to what metaverse does ‘new’ is VR, and people do lust for a full-dive VR game, but metaverse is not that.
Second reason that makes it different is NFTs, and when companies start to get into meme territory, you know it’s dead.

Answer 2

I remember when my public university spent something like 5000€ to buy land and build the university on second life.

Money well spent.