Never mind the fact that VR is niche and will always be niche, or that VR conference calls add zero value beyond a simple Zoom call, Meta is going for it anyway because they have no other viable options.

I have to admit that the technology itself looks really cool, but it’s a solution looking for a problem.

The real vision behind the metaverse is thinking that many of the things we currently do in person (i.e., concerts, going to bars, school, work, etc.) will eventually move online. Meta wants to position themselves as the “platform” for this.

There are people that are willing to zap their eyes with laser only to not wear their glasses that actually allow them to see.

People literally hate putting things on their face/head that restricts what they can see. Maybe because I would fell too vurnable without ability to check what's happening around me.

Now sell them glasses/vr headset that are even less useful. And way heavier.

Or how successful 3d glasses were with 3d tvs or before that colored 3d glasses or even IMAX with their 3D(watched on movie there, not worth the price). Or fact that Nintendo made their 3d work without glasses and then started selling 2d version of that handheld and then forget about 3d in their later products.

Even cyberpunk ability to jack in would be useful to me only when I were still able to use my eyes(or implants) while controlling a device.