[CyberMacGyver]

Didn’t SamA paid out StackOverflow already?[0] So as far as the owners go they are doing fine.

[0] https://openai.com/index/api-partnership-with-stack-overflow...

[gkoberger]

You don't start and run StackOverflow because of the money. You do it because you really care. Running niche communities isn't a lucrative path, and (as we're seeing now) they can be quite fickle.

Additionally, it's not just the owners... it's the millions of people who contributed.