"Such devaluation could lead to what he called “digital gentrification,” in which the very attributes of OSM that drew its earlier users are degraded by its new

"Such devaluation could lead to what he called “digital gentrification,” in which the very attributes of OSM that drew its earlier users are degraded by its newfound fame." A look at much of the internet and the declining role of academic guiding principles wrt technology and its governance tells you where this might be headed.. Hope OSM somehow can find a golden middle way that incorporates "grassroots"/cute data like benches as well as large-scale and tedious to maintain data such as roads or road signs. Don't let 'em eat you.