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.
The concept of the metaverse does look futuristic and for the time being it may only be entertainment or an effective alternative under certain conditions. But looking at the negative side in the long term, maybe this is the initial process of shifting the role of humans being replaced by robots in all aspects of real life, especially the workspace. We currently see this is actually a social threat, but no one can deny the future and all have to live virtually.
Yeah, as of now, it's actually good to be entertained with it. If you've got a lot of time to be spent there and you may just want to be part of it, you're sure good to be in there. There are companies that do offer some hardware so that you can actually to be in there but it's also like a game or an actual game that's certainly addictive. So, when you've got plenty of it, you'll surely be addicted on it especially when the project you've joined on its Metaverse is allowing you to earn its currency/cryptocurrency which can be exchanged into a real thing.
I watched a clip concerning the development and features soon to be applied on the Metaverse concept. Other ways it can be applied have proven efficient enough, like in architecture and building plans, in engineering and bridge construction, in an office setting for meetings or group work in a virtual space. It might not have gotten to the desired stage yet, but Mark and other teams of excellent software and hardware designers are working tirelessly to make this metaverse and web 3 concept achieve its futuristic goals.