Metaplatforms (NASDAQ: META), formally known as the parent company of Facebook, has 2 opposing sides to the long-term investment thesis, making it one of the most exciting long-term high-potential opportunities.

On the negative side of things, a apple recent change (AAPL) regarding application security means that Facebook, or Meta, cannot monetize its users as effectively for revenue and that has and will result in decreased ad revenue for the foreseeable future.

On the positive side of things, the company has been emerging in the Metaverse/AR (Augmented Reality)/VR (Virtual Reality) market for quite some time now and is one of the major players in the industry. This market is set to explode in the next decade or two and could be worth…