I think why meta failed the virtual reality world is because, the real reality is hard enough to survive on.

Even if you have a virtual reality that has maxed out on the dopamine levels, you could essentially achieve the same outcome if you put that work in the real world.

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building Bespoke, the open source Mailchimp alternative 

https://github.com/bespoke-surf/bespoke

News: Maintenance seized. We are pivoting. Launching soon.

And those who do have that already don't necessarily buy VR glasses.