A Dream Within a Dream: Movies, Metaphor, and the Philosophy of the Metaverse

Aswe move away from the early aughts, more documentaries, films, and television series are being created that reflect on a period that feels like yesterday. Focusing on the inventions and innovators of the time, the early 2000s have been immortalized as the internet era. And, while we have had numerous retrospectives on social media and technology focused on companies like Apple and the mystery and magnetism of founders like Steve Jobs, recently, we are learning about some of the other unicorns in the industry. Especially as more start-ups and technology companies deal with the loss of their founders (either through death or dethroning), more of these narratives tell the story of the people behind our favorite products. For the past few months, I have gone down the rabbit hole of this particular genre. After watching the Steve Jobs content, I moved on to Apple TV+’s “We Crashed,” followed by “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber” on Showtime. And perhaps my subconscious was taking comfort in watching Joseph Gordon-Levitt, but I was drawn to cleanse my media palette with a rewatching of the film Inception. Consequently, I could not help but notice the similarities between the film and this content focused on the role of innovation and innovators in founding some of the most well-known technology companies of this time. <a href="https://faitheday.medium.com/a-dream-within-a-dream-movies-metaphor-and-the-philosophy-of-the-metaverse-e9120c6ceaff">Website</a>