"Because a bunch of bitheads thought it would be better than just words and pictures on a computer screen, I guess. I understand how the internet works in some other versions of Earth. It's like that, but you can really walk around in it. Some friends of mine have a club there, where the best hackers in the world go and meet. Also major businessmen and Industry honchos. I was in the Metaverse trying to get there when I ended up here, which is why I sort of count as a computer sprite."