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The extracted topics were classified into three expectation frameworks: specific expectations, generalized expectations, and frames. Our results imply that the pre-emptive inflation of expectations by the Korean government caused the public\u2019s excessive expectations of the metaverse. Additionally, by using Twitter as a source for analyzing user-perceived hype, it was confirmed that the public responds to the expectations of other actors about the technology rather than expecting the technology itself. 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