A bold vision collided with reality: Meta’s metaverse promised an immersive internet but became an expensive experiment. (Original 13 minutes → Summary 3 minutes) Host Dagogo Altraide breaks down why Horizon Worlds, Quest headsets, and Reality Labs—despite high hopes—struggled: costly headsets, user friction, trust and branding problems, internal confusion over product direction, and staggering losses (roughly $70 billion since 2020). Learn the core takeaways about the metaverse, VR adoption, Meta’s monetization challenges, and why product-market fit matters for technology and business strategy. This concise episode covers Horizon OS, virtual reality adoption, Reality Labs’ pivot toward AI, and what the future of VR might still hold. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.
