The VR focus was because it was a good way to get servo out to end users early without needing to be fully web compat -- WebXR doesn't require complex layout. We didn't drop our focus on full web compat during this, but full web compat has always been a more long term goal given how complex the web platform is.
You have a massive effort ahead of you, and you won't get there by chasing distractions. You need to have a singular focus if you're going to accomplish this goal.
Their webpage tells you what they really care about, and it isn't embedding.
If they announced tomorrow they’d decided to focus all their efforts on using Rust to calculate digits of pi, that’s their perogative.
As a prolific creator with a strong sense of vision for your projects, I’d have expected this to be obvious.