It goes a bit like this: another day, another tech demo completely falling into the abyss. Meta is the second live show to have fully failed. And, I mean, completely failed. With a skull emoji. The original tweet says, “holy shiiiii META 2nd live demo also flopped 💀💀,” and to be honest, that really sums it up. So let’s get into what actually transpired because oh, boy.
Supposedly during the great Meta Connect 2025, this “new smart glasses” demo was supposed to occur. It just didn’t work. Like, at all. Video calls glitched more than four times, according to replies, and after each glitch, the presenters or organizers had to go back to restarting it. They blamed it on the WiFi, which, come on; that is the oldest excuse in the world. It’s like when your internet just goes out while you’re in the midst of an online match, and all you can do is look at your screen like an idiot. The only difference here was that it was happening on a big stage in the presence of an audience. Let’s just say that this event was awkward beyond measure.
And the reactions? Money. The very valid voice of Marc AndrĂ©as Yao said, “Zuck messed up again! đź’€ What do they do with all the hundreds of billions of dollars they gain? 🤔” I mean, really-how on earth could one make such huge money and still can’t get live demos to work without crashing several times? Whereas another one named Nuno Ferreira said, “That’s what happens when you try to ship unfinished products in the market just for the sake of trying to stay relevant.” Ouch. That’s a hard one to swallow.
Others then jumped to put the flop in defense. Souvik Ganguly then came in pretty insightful: “Tech folks know: live demos are where gods go to die. Glitches suck but the guts to risk one in public? That’s something most people tweeting would never dare.” And it’s true: live demos are scary because anything can go wrong at any moment. Anyone remembers when Elon broke the Cybertruck glass on stage? That was an event. But this? It just feels… sad.
Johnny the Hammer stated “I still want them. If anything, this shows Mark as less robotic and more human,” which is an intriguing perspective to take. Does a failure humanize a company? But my advice is, get your product to work before marketing it. Just a thought.
Now, for some Apple comparisons. Naturally. Sarmad Rafique tweeted: “They should get some influence from @Apple. They presentation is always superb. From the days of Steve Jobs. They are genuinely good đź‘Ť” while another person called Elijah declared, “Zuck could never be as graceful as Steve with his mistakes.” Valid. Steve Jobs had a way of doing things that Zuck just didn’t. It’s like comparing a pro gamer to somebody that just picked up the controller for the first time.
What I do know is, though, that even though it flopped, there is a considerable amount of attention going to it. Rahul Meghwal observes,”I think it still is working in their favor, flopped or not my whole feed is covered with this launch only.” So very true. Bad press is still good press, darling. Everyone’s talking about it-even if for all the wrong reasons. It’s like a video game that had an abysmal launch, but everyone still plays it just to see how bad it really is. Oh, the human condition.
Some offered a hopeful perspective. Darko commented: “This is truly the future. All technologies first appear clunky and perhaps unusable. Everything will only get better.” Very optimistic, Wonk. And Halcyon Hodlings added, “Flop is normal. At least they try and we are sure they will improve it.” So, not everybody is ready to throw Meta’s smart glasses under the bus over a failed demo. On the other hand, Theoretical Physics plainly stated: “I want meta as a company to fail.” So definitely a mixed bag of reactions.
There were also complaints about style. Matthew Schofield stated that it was, “Lacking in style and functionality. The glasses aren’t great either,” and an additional user simply remarked, “Plus the goggles make you look goofy!” Which is kind of true. Imagine VR headsets that make you look like a cyborg but less cool.
After this came the hilarious commentary from Ryan Louder: “Someone who set this up burst into tears behind the stage and saw their life flash before their eyes 🤦🏻‍♂️.” I feel it. I can only imagine the panic backstage when everything began to unravel. To which Marc AndrĂ©as Yao responded, “If it’s not ready, don’t sell it yet, or postpone! If you were a real Apple guy, you’d understand that basic rule.”
Let’s go back to the source though. What was I talking about? Oh yeah, that demo. So, from what I gathered, during Meta Connect 2025, there was a showing of these new smart glasses that were meant for video calls and all that futuristic stuff. But the video call kept glitching; they had to restart it several times. Just… huge mess. They put it down to the WiFi again. But really, at that level, you should be set up with backups. It’s like having a LAN party, and the internet just dies: embarrasing.
And just so you understand, it’s not even the first time. The tweet says “2nd live demo also flopped,” so apparently, this has happened prior. Just makes it worse. Like learn from your mistakes, maybe? But no, here we go again. By now, one almost expects Meta demos to present some sort of problem. It has literally become tradition now.
The geeks and the gamers are having a field day with all of this. All sorts of comparisons to Tesla’s failed demo are being out there. CryptoRyan1989 said, “So did the tesla demo and they fine,” which is true, Tesla bounced back from that one. But Meta hasn’t been doing great lately-now one thing after another, metaverse not really catching on as they wanted, and now this.
But some still want to get garland for them amidst the hate. Meer | AI Tools & News said: “It’s hard to seee, but you know failed demos prove something big like the Tesla one. And planted demos are not that good.” Like, at the very least, it’s a genuine experience and not scripted. That’s definitely a strong argument: would you rather see a perfect demo that might be fake or an imperfect demo with real flubs? Tough choice.
Well, it could be good or bad for Meta. But what I know for sure: everybody is talking about it. And that may be all that matters for tech. Even if primarily, most of the talk is about how badly it happened. So maybe that’s 4D chess by Zuck, or maybe he just can’t get a live demo to work. Who knows.
Alright, I think that is all about Meta’s newest demo. Glitches, awkward moments, and Twitter reactions galore. Classic tech event stuff. At least it’s something to talk about besides the usual barrage of game releases. Either way, Meta: Pull yourself together; we’ve been rooting for you and the hard nail to defend you just got harder.
