[bingohbangoh]

Facebook dominated in part because people would endlessly scroll during class, at the bus stop, waiting on line, etc.

VR and the Metaverse require a much bigger commitment by comparison. You can't casually use them. Heck, you can't really even eat or drink while a VR headset is strapped to your face.

[colinmhayes]

VR is just a stepping stone. AR glasses can't be far behind, and they're even more convenient than phones. Really the end game here has to be star trek style holodeck or matrix style dream state, at which point the company effectively controls your entire life.

[AlexandrB]

> VR is just a stepping stone. AR glasses can't be far behind, and they're even more convenient than phones.

I could see how they would be convenient for a few applications, but they don't have the range of uses a phone has. In particular, any kind of content creation seems like it would be nearly impossible. Though this same line was said about phones in the past.