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Abstract：
In this article, I interrogate whether the deployment and development of the Metaverse should take into account African values and modes of knowing to foster the uptake of this hyped technology in Africa. Specifically, I draw on the moral norms arising from the components of communal interactions and humanness in Afro-communitarianism to contend that the deployment of the Metaverse and its development ought to reflect core African moral values to foster its uptake in the region. To adequately align the Metaverse with African core values and thus foster its uptake among Africans, significant technological advancement that makes simulating genuine human experiences possible must occur. Additionally, it would be necessary for the developers and deployers to ensure that higher forms of spiritual activities can be had in the Metaverse to foster its uptake in Africa. Finally, I justify why the preceding points do not necessarily imply that the Metaverse will have a higher moral status than real life on the moral scale that can be grounded in Afro-communitarianism.
摘要：
在这篇文章中,我询问Metaverse的部署和开发是否应考虑到非洲的价值观和知识模式，以促进非洲对这种大肆宣传的技术的吸收。具体来说,我借鉴了黑人社区主义中社区互动和人性的组成部分所产生的道德规范，认为Metaverse的部署及其发展应反映非洲的核心道德价值观，以促进其在该地区的吸收。为了使Metaverse与非洲的核心价值观充分保持一致，从而促进其在非洲人中的吸收，必须发生使模拟真实人类体验成为可能的重大技术进步。此外,这将是必要的开发者和部署，以确保更高的形式的精神活动可以在Metaverse促进其吸收在非洲。最后,我证明了为什么前面的观点并不一定意味着，在可以植根于非洲裔社区主义的道德尺度上，元观点将比现实生活具有更高的道德地位。
