I don't understand why they ever had to be different. Can't you have a rich set of place information, and still have check-ins, mayorships, and all? I was an a

I don't understand why they ever had to be different. Can't you have a rich set of place information, and still have check-ins, mayorships, and all? I was an avid foursquare user when it first came out. Going to a place your friends hadn't been felt like you were an explorer charting new territory. I used it for years until check-ins were split off. Swarm felt like it was built to be neglected. Like Netflix with Qwikster, they wanted to focus on another area of their business to secure their future and the existing users were a distraction/liability. But given that either pursuit is nothing without engagement, and they had more location-based engagement than anybody, I don't understand the decision making in throwing all that away.