> but what happens when your revenue doesn't closely correlate with the number of users? Then you stop chasing growth at all costs or you go under/lose busines

> but what happens when your revenue doesn't closely correlate with the number of users? Then you stop chasing growth at all costs or you go under/lose business partnerships/etc. Sounds like the free market to me - I don't get the idea that a business is entitled to existence no matter what, whether or not it can afford to pay labour (or even get enough volunteers) to do its work.