The metaverse hype that surged during the Covid-19 pandemic has largely fizzled out, as Korean tech companies shut down the virtual meetup services they launched during the heyday with an ambition to impact social media and gatherings culture.
    • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Within the billionaire bubble there was a lot of hype. Outside of that, not so much.

      A new platform to colonize, gathering info on what people were looking at in the virtual world and selling that to advertising made their wallets go very erect.