Thanks for the summary. Never really used the site much, but I recall lots of artist friends back in the day sharing/hosting their stuff there. DA seemed to hav

Thanks for the summary. Never really used the site much, but I recall lots of artist friends back in the day sharing/hosting their stuff there. DA seemed to have a lot of community goodwill. Overall, it's the same story again and again - in trying to become more like Google, they forgot how to be your friend. Turns out dark patterns aren't all that great long-term, huh? They probably haven't stacked up their mountain of JavaScript high enough. A valuable lesson to keep in mind as I work on my future projects.