I agree that the server operators will need to do something to recoup costs. It's gonna be non-targeted ads, local to a server, or it's gonna be subscription. Or - ugh - it's gonna be selling our activities to some vendor. And there's gonna be a bit where some op goes too far and we all bail. Sure.

But we can bail, almost. And we can pick a better server. And we can vote against the fucking algorithm with our feet.

And while the idea that server ops need to break even is unpopular, it is the reality that's coming.