Mark Zuckerberg's recent comments suggest a significant shift in focus for Meta, moving beyond the metaverse concept and emphasizing the company's broader mission of building the "metaverse of the future." This strategy involves utilizing its existing platforms, including Instagram and WhatsApp, to build out more user-friendly ways to interact with the real world through virtual and augmented reality experiences. The company's focus is now on enhancing user experience and making these technologies more accessible and useful, potentially downplaying the original, more futuristic 'metaverse' concept.