> The point is that people went from an experience where they didn't take money out of their pocket every month unless they wanted to, and didn't have to curate

> The point is that people went from an experience where they didn't take money out of their pocket every month unless they wanted to, and didn't have to curate for others or moderate for others. That was basically a vivid hallucination. You offshored the mod work to underpaid contractors in foreign offices and paid by selling your focus and privacy. You didn't have to feel guilty because some nice folks in fancy clothes with a big PR department told you it was cool. Those folks in the fancy suits are realizing it's too hard to make money that way. You can still chase that bargain. You will see more and more ads. Your privacy will only get more invaded. Eventually you will have to pay.