The Quiet Revolt Against Future Tech with Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia and Matt Webster #109

$73 billion - that’s how much Meta has wasted shoving the Metaverse down our throats. Was it worth it…? We’re seeing a steady revolution against the tech we’re told is good for us, from the decline of virtual worlds to simple things like wired headphones. Is it a trend that’s set to last? Or can Claude’s new, scary-powerful features tempt users back into the future again? We cover all this, and more, on Disconnected this week… This episode of Disconnected covers: • Tech Fatigue and the Return of Friction • The Rise of Agentic AI in Real Life Work • Control vs Convenience • The Metaverse Comedown & VR’s Adoption Problem • The Future of the Human-AI Relationship Matt Webster:   / mattwwebster   Jag Sharma:   / jagsharma   (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jagsharma...)   / jagsharma   Jen Campbell:   / jennifer-m-campbell   Jason Kapadia:   / jasonkapadia     / jasonkapadia   Felina Tan:   / felinagabrielletan   Matt Webster:   / mattwwebster