I know 
is a hellhole and has been for some time, but so many subs that were tolerable-to-good haven't had new threads of any kind since the futile blackout attempt.
It feels like a petty bazinga op to me. 's active communities are now even more bazinga reactionary than ever.
Considering how much of a monopoly has on forums in general, including niche hobbies, that fucking sucks. 
i think we're getting to the point where "data" isn't as economically viable as it was believed it was gonna be. There's nothing left to extract. Everyone's data is already out in the open and I don't know how well it correlates to money spent on advertisements.
These businesses were always loss leaders with the expectations of becoming monopolies one day, and they never did.