Think the term 'Metaverse' is a popular word this year? It just got beat out by . . . *checks notes* . . . 'Goblin Mode.'
“increased almost fourfold from the previous year in the Oxford Corpus,” driven in part by Facebook’s rebranding to Meta in October 2021.
Metaverse lost first place to ‘Goblin mode,’ a phrase that went viral in February, which “captured the prevailing mood of individuals who rejected the idea of returning to ‘normal life’” following COVID lockdowns being lifted in many areas. #IStandWith took third place in the contest, driven by hashtags on social media including #IStandWithUkraine following Russia’s invasion of the country in February.
“As we grapple with relatively new concepts like hybrid working in the virtual reality space, metaverse is particularly pertinent to debates about the ethics and feasibility of an entirely online future," said Oxford Languages."A worthy opponent to ‘goblin mode’, ‘metaverse’ gained voting traction with crypto communities and publications. We see the term continue to grow in use as more voices join the debate about the sustainability and viability of its future.
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