June 2023 Data Dump is missing
This is an internet ecosystem issue that is simplified to thoughtless bashing of supposedly evil companies. Yes, these actions are clumsy and user-hostile but consider the big picture.<p>We have companies like Reddit and Stackoverflow not being profitable, despite being wildly successful in usage and internet mind-share. Neither of these companies are particularly over-staffed.<p>We post our "valuable" contributions there. So valuable that nobody wants to pay for it (structurally). We block ads. AI does the daylight robbery. We expect free APIs and data dumps.<p>Perhaps this is our wake-up call. The limitations of the "free" model and companies running at a loss for 15 years straight. It was always an anomaly.