It depends on what your definition of the Metaverse is. The metaverse is not a Facebook / Meta exclusive platform. It's simply AR / VR with a connection to the

It depends on what your definition of the Metaverse is. The metaverse is not a Facebook / Meta exclusive platform. It's simply AR / VR with a connection to the internet. Most people, who have fallen for Meta's marketing and haven't used modern VR within the last 2 years, don't seem to realize this. No one company can singlehandedly control the entire internet, even if just the VR / AR side of it. That only happens in fantasy novels like Ready Player One. Meta, the company, might not seem to have great prospects for now; but the metaverse is still the future despite its current clunky form factor and high cost (with the exception of the Quest 2). In defense of Zuck, I agree with sklargh. Solely relying on ad revenue is a future dead end. Facebook needs its own hardware platform to survive.