Right, but the implication of your background lends one to question, is the user part of the product? Google and Youtube are advertisers who monetized search q

Right, but the implication of your background lends one to question, is the user part of the product? Google and Youtube are advertisers who monetized search queries and content consumption of their users as the end result of their product. You've not addressed the core of the argument whereby you admit and extol your previous experience, but neglect to decry the actions the company took while you were there. You want to have control of the flow of information, but you are not a charity and not opposed to reimagining a product to better monetize it.