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A comment on VR's problem isn't friction, it's a lack of meaning: Lessons from $70B in losses.
• Meta lost $73B proving that infrastructure without purpose creates ghost towns.
• Hardware friction is a myth: History shows users tolerate massive friction (early smartphones) if the value is clear.
• Beat Saber & VRChat succeeded not because of tech, but because they solved for "embodied meaning" rather than simulation.
• It's time to stop porting 2D concepts to 3D and start building for presence.
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• Meta lost $73B proving that infrastructure without purpose creates ghost towns.
• Hardware friction is a myth: History shows users tolerate massive friction (early smartphones) if the value is clear.
• Beat Saber & VRChat succeeded not because of tech, but because they solved for "embodied meaning" rather than simulation.
• It's time to stop porting 2D concepts to 3D and start building for presence.