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# Lessons From the Catastrophic Failure of the Metaverse
- URL: https://werd.io/lessons-from-the-catastrophic-failure-of-the-metaverse/
- Published: 2023-07-10T14:37:52.000Z
- Updated: 2023-07-10T14:37:52.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

Worth considering the number of grifters who swore blind that the metaverse would be a thing. Of course it wasn’t a thing. It was a fever dream embraced by people who have clearly never watched anyone actually use technology: a corporate boondoggle at best. #

\[[Link](https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/metaverse-zuckerberg-pr-hype/)\]