Yeah, I think they had the right idea at the start: a simple, minimal, low-burn platform. Once they took VC money the only plausible fate was Doctorow's "enshit

Yeah, I think they had the right idea at the start: a simple, minimal, low-burn platform. Once they took VC money the only plausible fate was Doctorow's "enshittification". They had no moat and low network effects. If they'd followed the frugal path they could have held on to the user focus. But once you borrow money from Fat Tony, your primary job is making sure Fat Tony gets paid.