Over the next decade consumer electronics will vanish. Where will their capabilities go? If you are an enthusiast of emerging technologies, the answer is probably obvious, but how we get there from here may not be. We will follow digital media trends over the past decade into the next, briefly explore intersecting trends of interest, imagine the consequences of a consumer electronics Great Vanishing, and finally dismiss revulsion as a friction to widespread consumer acceptance of the Metaverse.
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