The cycle of these SV companies is interesting. They start off with a bang and become "darlings" in the initial stages, then they reach mass-market appeal, attempt to monetize (some of them do so in the most unethical ways) and start to become loathed by the very people who touted them in the beginning.
Let's compile a list:
- Facebook
- Twitter
- LinkedIn
- Quora
- Medium
(You can add to it to see how far we go)