FB's initial success relied on a lot of variables coming together, and Zuck is smart enough to know that. He's also smart enough to know that people are smelli

FB's initial success relied on a lot of variables coming together, and Zuck is smart enough to know that. He's also smart enough to know that people are smelling weakness, and that's a bad time for him and Meta, because the parts of the tech world Zuck has allied himself with are ruthlessly mercenary and when he + Meta become a liability, all their friends and allies are going to drop them like a rock. The main contribution Zuckerberg brought to the table was an understanding of and an outlet into digital youth culture. Now we're hitting adulthood and Zuck's approaching middle-age, and you can't be the bright young kid forever. He's realizing that he needs something concrete for his power and influence to last, but I wouldn't be shocked if either: a.) The people with the decent ideas/the ones who could tell Zuck 'no, that's a batshit idea' that he'd listen to have all bailed. They're not going down with the ship. b.) He's tanked his reputation to work with so much that he can't assemble the teams he'd need in order to make something like the Metaverse actually feasible. There are no Savarins, McCollums, Hugheses, or Moskovitzes around. He has ideas, but he's so obsessed with being on top that he's forgotten that an army of a million soldiers with a commander in chief but no generals or officers is not going to be very effective. That's my take anyway.