The actual use of it is an escape to the reality. There are people that have chosen to stay in the Metaverse rather than to commit their lives outside of it, in the real world.
From what I've read, there are some ways of surviving there and actual lives like you're really going to work inside of it. And I think we're going to that point someday that our virtual lives will have means of living and earning, working and socializing just like what we do in real life.
I like this answer, coz it is what's most reflective of what Metaverse is being portrayed as nowadays. During the pandemic most people see Metaverse as a viable option for face to face settings in schools, work, and the likes but as everything is slowly returning to the normal pace of things it has lost its old use-case and is now only being showcased as "another world apart from the tangible one" which doesn't really sit well considering how bad VR is shown in media. Just take for example Cyberpunk 2077, Blade Runner, and Black Mirror who are seriously against VR or at least sends a message that is indicative of their refusal to accept such future.
Well, it portrays differently depending on someone that sees the good and bad of it. If one is against on it, we can't change what he thinks about it. But the Metaverse is for sure going to stay there no matter how he/she dislikes it. There have been companies that have invested a lot of money there and we can't also deny that it's going to keep going unless the progress stops but that's most likely not going to happen. Those companies that have invested already can't stop from there and they have one thing in common, and that is to continue what they have started.