until eventually it became big enough that the Internet Point Chaser personalities were just too quick on the draw SO was explicitly designed to attract those

until eventually it became big enough that the Internet Point Chaser personalities were just too quick on the draw SO was explicitly designed to attract those personalities to author all its content. Now it has the content they have served their purpose and this is the transitional stage where they are purged. If I had to guess I would say they were just not a profitable demographic for SO to advertise to. If you are an expert with your own network do you need SO’s job board, for example. They are trying to pivot to sell low-end services to newbies who are attracted to the site by the aforementioned content. But how long can they sustain that with no new worthwhile content?