On the other hand: we've had 3D in various forms, on and off, for over 50 years. It's always been interesting; it's never persisted as the main way of viewing.

Perhaps this is the reason why.

Pesce is not making things up; he's got real experience with a real system that didn't come to market, and the same effects have been covered in other news outlets:

"The Problem With 3-D: It hurts your eyes. Always has, always will."

http://www.slate.com/id/2215265/pagenum/all/