I agree: if you want a non-terrible social network, it has to be exclusive, either in people or in ways to engage with content. If everyone is on it and can se

I agree: if you want a non-terrible social network, it has to be exclusive, either in people or in ways to engage with content. If everyone is on it and can see everyone on it, then the worst people with the hottest takes will always get the most engagement, which the service will prioritize (because it’s lucrative, or because it thinks the things people engage with are the things people are interested in) creating a death circle. Trending lists, virality, etc. ensure that platforms will get worse over time. I don’t think paying for it changes that math at all.