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The conversation ends on a note of cautious realism. While enthusiasm for VR, blockchain, and decentralized tech remains, the overriding sentiment is that most current narratives are overly optimistic, hype-driven, or fundamentally flawed.
Participants agree: what truly matters is not the illusions of the digital but our tangible human experience. As one sums up, "The metaverse doesn’t exist for now, and if it ever does, it might be a terrible world."
They emphasize the importance of maintaining groundedness, critical thinking, and awareness of the social and technological forces shaping our future.