I feel the exact opposite. The trend in SV seems to be building communities around your product. This is an example of a product that did it very well...someone

I feel the exact opposite. The trend in SV seems to be building communities around your product. This is an example of a product that did it very well...someone was so entrenched in the community that it became a huge part of their life. To take that away seems to go against the idea of community.