[anm89]

I think this is it. None of this stuff mattered when all of these companies were cool with losing unlimited money.

Now they are facing existential risk and they don't really have a choice, if pissing users off is the way they can punt on revenue then they are going to do it.

Ultimately I think it signals that a lot of these companies (not ones that have been bought by FAANG) are functionally insolvent and are in a slow death spiral.

I bet many of them will start looking to illegally broker user data as that reality gets closer.

[andirk]

Worked at the popular [video game news website name redacted]. The Sales Dept head was a genius in their abilities: take last quarter's numbers, and ADD 10%! No forecasting or guidance, just more. That's it.