Oculus founder calls Meta Quest layoffs ‘Not a disaster’ — but I still can’t see it as anything but terrible

• Palmer Luckey doesn't think the Meta layoffs will be a bad thing for VR
• The Oculus founder shared his thoughts on social media
• This writer doesn't share his optimism, unfortunately

We’re still reeling from Meta closing down multiple first-party VR software studios, but at a time when it feels like VR is on a serious downswing some are choosing to look on the bright side – and argue that this is in fact a good thing for the industry.

A loud voice in that crowd is Palmer Luckey – the founder of Oculus VR, who later founded military contractor Anduril Industries after being fired by Facebook in 2017 after it acquired Oculus – who took to social media to say that the layoffs are “Not a disaster.”

He added, “I think this is a good decision, and I thought the same back when I was still at ...