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The services are getting worse (more ads, no free API, removing feautures etc.), because of lacking competition they could do it without much consequences. Social media is a natural monopoly, why would anyone want to use a service where no user generated content is? In recent years the services became so bad that many users decided to actually use alternatives instead of sticking with the established platforms. If Lemmy can get a big enough user base it will thrive, otherwise it will be forgotten in a few months.
It's the enshittification of Reddit, as described by Cory Doctorow
Absolutely. It's also endemic to all parts of our lives and not just the spaces we use online. Chokepoint Capitalism describes it really well, including things the average person can do to fight back against this modern level of consolidation we've seen since 2020.