[kungito]

If there was more value in requiring login than there is in having this public and easily accessible, it would be behind a login form. The current internet has 99% of the time nothing to do with values someone imagined in the 80s

[Zak]

Value to whom? Twitter is more valuable to its users, to journalists who embed tweets in stories, and to web users at large who follow links and search results if it does not require a login to view posts.

Of course, none of those people own Twitter, and it may well be more valuable to its owners if it does require a login.

[xorcist]

What you describe is the Facebook business model. Which seems to be a valid model, but twitter was not built around it and such a pivot would break all business moats around the company.

There was no web in the 80s so not sure what values you refer to, or how they are relevant to today's businesses.

[fieldcny]

What do you think the webs value is today?

What do you think the webs value was imagined to be in the “80s”?