I don’t know that they crippled anything. I still regularly see posts from a few users. The problem is that they just half-assed it. It’s unidirectional. So you can see and reply to their posts, and they can see your replies (or they use to be able to) but they can’t do anything back. They can’t follow you or reply to anything. It’s also opt-in, and almost no one cared enough to do that.

I think the reason they did it in the first place was to avoid regulatory scrutiny but any shits given about that previously are completely gone now since we transitioned into a corporate utopia.

Man I sure hope the gov sees the writing on the wall and just lets it die. There’s no “bailing out” a company that has no path to profitability. At least the auto and housing industries existed for hundreds of years prior.

This is something the federal government actually should be regulating under interstate commerce

They should. Instead they’re not only not doing that, but they’re writing executive orders that make it illegal for states to do exactly that.

Thank you.

Because it’s a refined way of showing that information. Because search actually works. And because it adds traffic data. If you don’t see the value in any of those things than it’s not for you.

Because my eggs can communicate with each other and because I can get all my eggs with 1 reasonable price.

More like Google Workspace.

Hey OP I’ve got a bridge to sell you. No, nevermind all those other schlubs that tried to sell you the busted bridges, this one is legit, I promise!

Bad take. Those are simply not sustainable in most cases on their own. They just subsidize other revenue models.

Such a small share of ad-revenue goes to creators it’s not worth it.

Uhhhh I mean there are lots and lots of people doing it every day, so it very clearly absolutely is worth it for them.

It costs less to support the creators directly.

That’s great but it’s not sustainable.

Or Swappa

Great, wave goodbye to all your favorite publications.

OH YEAH

That’s all entirely dependent on what business you’re referring to.

Your problem is, as I stated, that they no longer exist.

True but at the same time entire businesses are built on advertising and wouldn’t exist without it. All your favorite YouTubers, virtually all internet published media, etc.

So you don’t care but also simultaneously nothing is more important. Ok.

And yet you cared enough to weigh in.

If they used “installing software” no one would know WTF they were talking about.

Thank you, we should probably have a community for this.