$$$ + short term squeeze. I think social media sites benefit from short term squeeze due to most of them being driven by influence, trends, and generation whic

$$$ + short term squeeze. I think social media sites benefit from short term squeeze due to most of them being driven by influence, trends, and generation which dies off after a while. Unless you can retain and acquire users by switching interface with time, create an ongoing effect or lock in ecosystem. It will fade off. Social media also has the need for accessibility thus paid models won't scale to billion dollar monsters. I have some hope for new social media platforms with non compulsory subscription option providing extra perks than the free one to run. Example - Discord