People are free to ignore this way of life here. They're free to look outside and call their people in. If they have that ability, there's a great opportunity here waiting for them and a good deal sitting on the table. Attract real paying consumers to your work. Anyone attempting to control your destiny on this platform, willing to turn their back on you the instant you spend some of the money they gave you, is not a fan of your work. That real market or following is set in stone, decentralized, and cannot be taken away from you.

The rest can sit here acting like the Rapa Nui all they want. Trapped on an island, extracting scarce resources nonstop in order to follow the tradition of carving massive stone heads destined to be propped up nice and tall so they can glare at any newcomers washing up on shore before they get eaten or indoctrinated.

Okay. Maybe I'm pushing it!

First paragraph is true. The second is a lesson from history everyone should pay attention to in order to avoid the same fate.

At this point, I'm just here to watch the show, because I'd like to see all these people succeed and create more opportunities in the process.