
Digital Ghost Towns: The Coming Collapse of Metaverse Platforms
Remember when everyone insisted the metaverse was the inevitable future? When venture capitalists were literally throwing money at anyone who could string together “virtual,” “immersive,” and “Web3” in a sentence? Yeah. About that. What we’re witnessing isn’t just a market correction or a seasonal dip in user engagement. We’re watching the spectacular, slow-motion implosion of one of tech’s most audacious bets—and honestly, it’s equal parts tragic and darkly entertaining. Meta alone has hemorrhaged over $60 billion into this digital frontier, while platforms that were supposed to be the next Facebook are turning into something closer to digital Chernobyl exclusion zones, minus the fascinating historical significance....
