Why you never heard the words “metaverse” or “VR” at WWDC23.

Metaverse market value predictions
McKinsey: $5 trillion
Citi: $13 trillion

Reality:
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/metaverse-zuckerberg-pr-hype/

https://www.businessinsider.com/metaverse-dead-obituary-facebook-mark-zuckerberg-tech-fad-ai-chatgpt-2023-5

via @FrankPasquale

Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse

Did the “creative class” learn anything from buying into a product that was obviously destined to flop?

The Nation

@counternotions @FrankPasquale

"It will not provide anything of lasting value or of considerable productiveness to society."
"The tech industry does not like architecture or the arts."

Amazing, how I try to do the exact opposite of this.
I want my projects to be of lasting value. And they should increase productivity so people can concentrate on things, they find more important.
By being a framework or architecture.

And all to create or consume art.

At least, I am aiming for it.