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by resolutebat 758 days ago
- The users were the original arty-crafty people selling actually handmade products

- Businesses come in to exploit the users by flipping AliExpress crap at 10x margins, Etsy does nothing to stop this because $$$

- Etsy realizes they could make even more money off businesses by eg forcing them to buy ads from Etsy once their income exceeds $10k

- Now both users and businesses are pissed off and Etsy has entered a death spiral