[ericflo]

The framing of open APIs disappearing because of bad actors doesn't ring true to me. In my view, the golden age of APIs disappeared one-by-one as tech companies realized they won their respective markets and consolidated their power.

[bryanrasmussen]

I think what you said, yes, but also bad actors. Basically they disappeared because what business purpose did they serve, they were a cost center not a profit center - bad actors just increase the cost.