It's not entitlement. It's a large cohort of people who have seen what happens when you buy into products not protocols, got burned (everyone has their example

It's not entitlement. It's a large cohort of people who have seen what happens when you buy into products not protocols, got burned (everyone has their example but for me it was Google Talk back in the day), and said enough is enough businesses cannot be trusted to be good stewards over any significant length of time. I'm sorry to say but this is a youth-oriented vector that exploits a lack of experience in the target population (game communities were the bread and butter of Discord in its early years) in what happens when you trust any essential product in the hands of a corporation. When I was younger I did the same thing and it's unfortunate because the fact is a drive for profit eventually turns any business against its users' interests and with it torpedoes years of knowledge that could have helped others for decades to come. CEOs come and go, boards change, teams change, investors expect their money back, etc. etc. Just follow the money.