> Every niche convention either stops existing or transitions into a business that slowly gets rid of all the fun stuff that created it in the first place. It

> Every niche convention either stops existing or transitions into a business that slowly gets rid of all the fun stuff that created it in the first place. It parallels what Ivan Illich said about revolutions, namely that if a revolution survives it will turn into a system that stifles the same freedoms it supported. Aka, either you die the hero, or see yourself become the corporate stooge/villain.