Meta just took another hit. John Carmack, a pioneer of virtual reality, leaves the position of a senior consultant at the company and complains about his inefficiency upon leaving it.

His departure comes as investors grow increasingly concerned about CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s obsession with the metaverse, a largely unrealized virtual world that has disappointed users and could take years to become profitable, if ever. time does. (Even Meta employees directly involved in the effort don’t seem all that impressed with it.)

While Meta is still a juggernaut thanks to Facebook and Instagram, it has seen slow growth on social media and has spent heavily on the metaverse. It announced big layoffs last month and has seen its shares fall more than 60% this year.

Carmack explained his reasons for…