As with most years, the most shared and read New World Notes posts of 2021 tell you a lot about the current state of the Metaverse, along with Second Life and its successors’ place within it:
- BREAKING: Sansar, Would-Be Second Life Successor & Metaverse Platform, Is Offline — Staff Reportedly Furloughed Since September
- Neal Stephenson: The Metaverse Isn’t Dystopian, The Problem Is Monetizing User Data — And We Need Collective Bargaining To Make It Better
- Dear New York Times: Here’s What Stylish Marriages In The Metaverse Actually Look Like
- Watch: Second Life Land Baron Who Hates Evicting Tenants Featured On HBO’s How To With John Wilson
- Dear Media: Maybe Don’t Draw Wrong Metaverse Lessons From Second Life?
Five more after the break, including the saddest news of the year:
- ROBLOX YouTuber & Taiwan Supporter Breaks Through Great Firewall To Connect With Players Of China’s Heavily Censored Version
- Watch: Second Life’s First Big Budget Online Commercial – It Won An Award!
- Expect A Real Life Crackdown On Second Life Gachas, Says Expert Lawyer
- Ebbe Altberg, Ambitious & Inspiring CEO Of Linden Lab, Dies After Long Bout With Illness
- Second Life Officially Acquired By Holding Company, Ending Era As Aspirational Startup
Update, 3:16PM: Bonus 11th top post: Quick interview with Richard Bartle on the free release of his seminal Designing Virtual Worlds book.
Wagner James Au / New World Notes 
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