I hate this trend. But as a greedy corporate, making money base on current IPs is too profitable to ignore. They get to make money not only from the movie ticket but also the merchandise on Disney World.
If people want real changes, we need to vote with ours money
Tbh, redditors is the most suitable audience for the fediverses. Finding new communities and instances is very similar to find new subreddit to follow
VR is quite good for gaming, and I think that's the way this technology will move forward in the future. However, we haven't had any real take on AR, which is what Apple is focusing on with their headset. With Apple cultural influence on developers and designers, many of them will try to find a valid use case for AR and the ecosystem could finally take off.
Personally, I think using AR to have as large virtual display as you can is a very useful feature.
This pic looks like it can be a nice wallpaper