I actually like this answer. While I think the fact that "Meta" is now focusing on this feeds into a lot of hype, I don't think they are too far off base. The

I actually like this answer. While I think the fact that "Meta" is now focusing on this feeds into a lot of hype, I don't think they are too far off base. The technology is finally getting usable, and the technology ecosystem necessary to allow it to be useful is mostly there. My analogy to this is that its in the brick phone phase of the mid 80's. Functional, bulky, seen as either a toy/gag, but has a core demographic of power users.