According to Mark Zuckerberg, the “metaverse,” which Meta’s founder describes as “an internet embodied, where instead of just viewing content, you’re in it,” will radically change our lives.

So far, Meta’s main metaverse product is a virtual reality playground called Horizon Worlds. When Zuckerberg announced his company’s metaverse push in October 2021, the prevailing sentiment was that it was something no one had particularly asked for or wanted.

Many of us wonder what people would actually do in this new realm online. Last week, amid announcements of new hardware, software, and trade deals, Zuckerberg came up with an answer: What people will do in the metaverse is to work.

But who is this for? What are the implications of using these new technologies in…