As digital culture becomes more tied to the success of the *CENTRALIZED, LOCKED, CORPORATE, VC-FUNDED, DATA STEALING, USER-FARMED* platforms where it flourishes, there is always a risk of it disappearing forever.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/magazine/if-soundcloud-disappears-what-happens-to-its-music-culture.html

#communicativecapitalism (http://www.publicseminar.org/2015/03/communicative-capitalism/)