One wonders if there is even business model on web? Maybe it would be better to go back to passion projects. Ones where person making content also pays for the hosting. Probably leads to lot less content being around, but also removes money.
I think a lot of these services could also be run more efficiently.
I’ve not used GoodReads before but it appears to be a book recommendation service. I’m surprised they can’t run the main site & API on Amazon referral links for the recommended books.
Ofc, this could exist with actual paid services.