Avoids the central issue, which is that "enshittification" may always have been the plan, and there may not be another actually viable path available. Well, th

Avoids the central issue, which is that "enshittification" may always have been the plan, and there may not be another actually viable path available. Well, there is, in the sense that you could start off being, if not profitable, then at least something close to break-even. But often what users love about a new service (whether social media or dirt-cheap taxi company) is that it provides that service at cost well below what it costs to provide (in some cases, for free). There may not actually be any path, other than bait-and-switch, that results in a profit. The "good" news, is that without very cheap financing available at the first part of this process, even the enshittification path may not be viable. If investors don't have more cash that needs investing than they have opportunities to invest, then a plan of "shovel $$ to users, then to business users, then claw it back for ourselves" may not get enough financing to even start.