Lesson: Metaverse
On September 21, 2021, Japan officially launched its new Digital Agency, which is tasked with pushing the digitalization of the public sector. Keep in mind this is a government whose employees are in love with the fax machine. That’s right. Fax machines are not extinct; they just all migrated to Japan – the land that forgot technology. While Japan is finally trying to get online, the Internet has died – it’s now the Splinternet. First, it was blockchain technology made famous by Bitcoin and Ethereum. Even Facebook made an attempt at A World Currency. NFTs have boomed in 2021, and to be honest, everything will soon be replaced by the Metaverse. Members of the gaming community already know what I’m talking about. Come on, everybody, keep up.
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Example Article
Each conversation topic is based on a theme. In order to help students acquire a basic understanding of that topic, four media articles are provided for them to read. I will never test you on the articles, but I strongly suggest you book lessons far enough in advance to give yourself enough time to properly prepare. The better prepared you are, the more benefit you will receive from our conversations.
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