An observation that your post reminded me of: why do all these metaverse concepts replicate very uninteresting real world scenarios? I remember watching Zuckerberg do a demo of a work meeting and everyone was in... a drab meeting room. In a virtual world of infinite possibilities!

God, if I'm forced to strap on a VR headset just to be social with someone at least put me on one of Saturn's moons, not an NYC rooftop bar.