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Stephen Downes

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The argument is this: "Trust is the foundation of any mentor-mentee relationship. The Metaverse is an ideal safe space to build trust - to form emotional bonds, develop a sense of belonging, share and be vulnerable." But I have questions. We want to get beyond 'can be used' and ask whether it 'should be used'. Is the metaverse necessary to support mentorship? No, in-person methods work as well. But if in-person is not an option? Would alternatives like videoconferencing work as well, and more inexpensively? Also: is the metaverse sufficient to support mentorship? I suppose it could be; I'd need to see a case where it isn't. (p.s. I preserved the full authors list because I think the ratio of 7 authors:15 paragraphs might be a new record for OLDaily).

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