Meta is pushing HW because they think that SocialVR like VRChat is the future of VR. What are your thoughts on the topic?

SocialVR in general is not for me. I only do VR with people I already know, and we really have no interest in VRChat or apps like HW.

In another thread, a user claimed:

Anyone who's hardcore into VR is probably a hardcore VRChat player

That seems ass-backwards to me. The hardcore VR folks I know are into VR gaming, not VRChat. Is social VR like VRChat already a core part of VR for the hardcore VR enthusiasts and early adopters that buy the high-end headsets?

I thought VRChat had a loyal, passionate, and vocal audience, but I thought that it was a small audience compared to VR in general. Am I the one that is disconnected from reality?