Users don't pay for reddit. People staying don't pay for Airbnb (it is just a cut of the booking). Advertisers pay for YouTube. Conferences, influencers, and rich people seeking reach pay for LinkedIn.
If you want something pure and ad free and aligned with your interests, you and the platform need to share interests. As things stand, they do not, as your version of a great platform is losing money hand over fist for them.
Users don't pay for reddit. People staying don't pay for Airbnb (it is just a cut of the booking). Advertisers pay for YouTube. Conferences, influencers, and rich people seeking reach pay for LinkedIn.
If you want something pure and ad free and aligned with your interests, you and the platform need to share interests. As things stand, they do not, as your version of a great platform is losing money hand over fist for them.