Meta isn't giving up on the metaverse. The effort is not a failure. The plan was always going to take closer to 10 years to realize. They were explicit about it

Meta isn't giving up on the metaverse. The effort is not a failure. The plan was always going to take closer to 10 years to realize. They were explicit about it being a long term goal, not a short term one. They've made some missteps, but it's not even close to being over.