I don't understand the Roblox = Protometaverse logic. Roblox seems like Second Life in theory, but in implementation its basically a crappy arcade. And not the

I don't understand the Roblox = Protometaverse logic. Roblox seems like Second Life in theory, but in implementation its basically a crappy arcade. And not the nostalgic arcade; the Chuck-e-Cheese, $100 in game tokens > tickets > $10 in prizes, predatory kind. All the top games seem to be Baby's First Gachagame, which are inherently evil. Maybe that is the Metaverse, just a new way to spend money? The internet is largely commerce driven now (ads and shopping). So it follows that so will its successor. But the internet exists because lots of smart people believe that the remaining sliver about information sharing is worth sharing. I just have a hard time believing a purely commercial successor will have such fervent supporters. Enough people are leaving social media, that I forsee many will push skip on this, at least for the first and second generation.