Then they create ways to pay for this deferred whether that be through advertising or data selling or whatever.

That's the point, though. It really is not a sustainable model to have such an expensive overhead without some kind of data selling or advertising. Otherwise, investors ain't gunna be interested.

Hate to break it to you @cryptoctopus, but...the current model is deliberately and specifically designed to promote AGAINST the concept of investing you are referring to, thereby freeing up a larger quantity of voting stake for a larger quantity of smaller players, thus resulting in a more consistent and happier growth pattern overall -- with regard to quantity of active users. The average blogger isn't powering down. They're just watching that shit grow. And telling their friends.

And with this in mind, if there ISN'T a larger game plan to harvest our blood for something later, such as advertisers, I'd be surprised, and also disappointed. Cuz that's what I'd do. Or some other function that brings in the attention of larger investors. Such as using the user as a data mines or something. Anyway, I am sure they've got a game plan. And I'm certain that's it. It's the only one that makes sense.