Eric A. MeyerTwitter learned, and Reddit is fast learning, that people are not addicted to the platform, they’re addicted to the community they found there. Ruin the community, and people will leave the platform. It really is that simple.
Welp, this blew up! No way I’m gonna be able to read/follow all the replies, so I hope you’re all being civil to one another in there. Also, a special shout out to my fellow Olds, who I noticed pointing out (long-)past services that also learned this the hard way.