And yet the Metaverse is the punching bag of any discussion about Meta, despite Zuck throwing the weight of an almost-trillion-dollar company behind this vision. Perhaps a whim is not enough? And if the execution is excellent and the vision takes off, sounds like it does solve a problem, so what's the issue? If the choice is between spending one's billions on luxury items or pushing the envelope in some fantastical direction, I'll always vote for the latter (though I am a fan of Gates' approach to philanthropy as well).