The author is trying to get on the outrage train when there is no compelling reason for it. The college kids he cites? A project with 2 likes. Splitting a Papa Johns pizza? Killer use case. OP seems to be grasping at straws to find concrete reasons for the API to exist.<p>&quot;Drivers, dog walkers, handymen&quot; are mentioned but author doesnt include an actual example - those were all examples supplied by Venmo itself...3 years ago. Who are the developers hes talking about when he says &quot;community that stuck with Venmo&quot;?<p>And finally, unlike Twitter, which has an plethora number of ways to be consumed, searched and experienced that would be better as different apps - Venmo does not. Its just a P2P payment system.<p>The way I see it, Venmo has accomplished the following -<p>1. Deprecated old features (save resources, reduce complexity)<p>2. Found new way of building profitable and sustainable relationships w other businesses, rather than just a wild west API.<p>Terrible read, file this under- &quot;How TO Run a Platform&quot;