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The Rise and Fall of the Metaverse: A Deep Dive into Meta’s Wild Experiment
The Bold Vision of Mark Zuckerberg
In October 2021, Mark Zuckerberg unveiled his ambitious vision for the future: a rebrand of Facebook to Meta, with the goal of leading humanity into the metaverse. He boldly claimed that within a decade, the metaverse would reach a billion people, hosting hundreds of billions of dollars in digital commerce. According to him, people would socialize, work, attend concerts, and otherwise engage in daily life—all while wearing a virtual reality headset. Zuckerberg depicted teleporting within the metaverse as effortless as clicking a link on the internet, emphasizing a seamless digital universe.