For me I realized it was a place I could come and entertain an audience. Did that.
Then I realized the audience was stagnating; more people coming as people are leaving.
Then I noticed these are all people trying to be content creators, often struggling to find an audience, and eventually leaving. Very few actual consumers.
Then I realized no matter how hard I try, I won't get any further than the common practices and culture dating back eight years allows.
Being a realistic human, paying attention to the signs, I realized there's no future traveling down the same path, due to things beyond my control.
So I'll stick around, maybe and rarely post some thoughts, but going the extra mile will lead me over a cliff.
It's certainly not a complaint and I don't mind pointing at the problem and offering potential solutions, mainly because I'd prefer to see people and the platform succeed. But it'll always be difficult for people to see it as a problem, since the behavior pays them anyway, regardless.