Its just law of the jungle all over again. Might makes right. Outcomes over means.

Game theory wise there is no solution except to declare (and enforce) spaces where leeching / degrading the environment is punished, and sharing, building, and giving back to the environment is rewarded.

Not financially, because it doesn't work that way, usually through social cred or mutual values.

But yeah the internet can no longer be that space where people mutually agree to be nice to each other. Rather utility extraction dominates—influencers, hype traders, social thought manipulators-and the rest of the world quietly leaves if they know what's good for them.

Lovely times, eh?

> the rest of the world quietly leaves if they know what's good for them.

Userbase of TikTok, Instagram and etc. has increased YoY. People suck at making decisions for their own good on average.