The whole point of the Metaverse in Snowcrash was that most people's lives were so incredibly bad and depressing, that people wanted to escape into the Metavers

The whole point of the Metaverse in Snowcrash was that most people's lives were so incredibly bad and depressing, that people wanted to escape into the Metaverse where things may be better for you. Facebook is betting on people's lives getting worse, partly because their original product has done such a great job of making that a reality for the last decade.