I can see why Mark is taking his company in this direction, as Facebook in its current form is getting old and increasingly losing the attention of the younger

I can see why Mark is taking his company in this direction, as Facebook in its current form is getting old and increasingly losing the attention of the younger generations. To keep the surveillance capitalism model alive, Facebook needs to grow many more tentacles and get people to use hardware they control. Apples pesky privacy stance will not matter if most people start using an Oculus device to jump into and interact with his alternate, ad-fueled universe. A VR environment is the perfect place to slip in ads and product placements in new and subtle ways.