In 2021, Mark Zuckerberg renamed Facebook to Meta, claiming that it was now a "Metaverse company," throwing the entire tech industry into one of its most specious hype cycles. In this episode, Ed Zitron walks you through how the tech industry wasted nearly two years chasing a concept that nobody could define, burning billions of dollars on an idea that would cost thousands of people their jobs.

Monologue: Everyone Suddenly Cares About AI ROI
11:50

The AI Industry Is Losing
19:27

Monologue: Anthropic Is Not Profitable Unless You Remove Its Costs
13:17