It’s true that metaverse failed, but that doesn’t stop me from making a game engine that browses 3d scenes on the internet. A lot of games have runtime mod loading on player join, that’s my mental model of how the technical foundation of the metaverse works.

However, I would argue that my friends and I live in this meaningful, accessible, and transformative digital experience. But, as the famous quote says — the future is spread unevenly. Not every part of the futuristic vision needs to be perfect for us to find it valuable.