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 <dies laughing> I mean, I think everyone except Zuck and his yes-men knew the Metaverse would be a failure, but I didn't expect it to be an even bigger failure than, say, Fyre Festival!