It's a common mistake of programmers to treat business as something long-term. Saying "don't do XYZ because it'll stop working in a year once they catch on and

It's a common mistake of programmers to treat business as something long-term. Saying "don't do XYZ because it'll stop working in a year once they catch on and block you. Business leaders are stupid for doing XYZ." Yeah, so that means you still made a profit for a year, and business leaders are not stupid for doing it. A year later, there could be a different thing that will work for another year. Changing what you do every year or even more often is just normal business. You don't have to find one thing that works indefinitely. Maybe social media is like business.