I mean a lot of internet places have been destroyed by vandalism and upkeep costs, what were seeing us just survivorship bias and survival of the fittest.
I'd disagree, they require a massive amount of moderation and clean up to keep running. The default state is ruined and only by herculean effort is it usable by others.
It's like a park in a high drug use area. Quite often they are ruined, and only by massive expenditure of effort are is it even near safe.