Comment by vinyl7

I've seen the same story play out time and time again. Alternatives never gain any meaningful traction to overtake what they are trying to replace. In the off chance they do gain traction, they will eventually become the very thing that they sought to replace because they need to monetize to pay for the infrastructure.

Tech is basically a giant pump and dump industry. Create an app, pump it up with free access, then try to cash out to investors or monetize...which inevitably kills the product.

The internet worked best pre-2010 where people ran small niche communities on their own because they enjoyed the hobby, not because they wanted to make money.