Or perhaps other reasons…

Thanks! I updated the post with this info.

The best comment on this I’ve seen…

It turns out, to the horror of techbros like Zuck, that the actual core demographics for VR worlds are not edgy cyberpunk antiheroes whose coolness could rub off on them, but femboy otaku who want to go drinking with friends while dressed as fabulous anime girls without even having leave their home and trans furries who want to party at visually spectacular virtual raves then pirate movies and have virtual cuddle piles.

Which… isn’t very monetizable for normies.

…yet. 😈

Matrix or Zulip.

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.

Not buying it.

The product leadership, directors and executives who dreamed this nightmare up and believed in it enough to make it a reality are still there.

Never trust them again.

You know, for kids!

Careful, that’s how you summon the ghost of old Jacob Marley.

Do the tracks still eat bicycle tires?

Yes, the tracks still eat bicycle tires.

For those holding out for a hero: https://ladybird.org/

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