Meta burned $60B on the metaverse, then an intern hire 'fixed everything'
_AndrewZhao · x · 2026-09-24
A viral AI-circle meme jokes about Meta's dramatic arc: Zuck sank $60B into the metaverse and nearly ran the company into the ground, then hired the "camo crocs intern" — and suddenly everything's fixed. The post is the community's tongue-in-cheek summary of Meta's pivot from metaverse bet to all-in on AI talent.
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