Daring Fireball: Reddit’s Hoped-For IPO and Pipe Dream of Cashing in on OpenAI’s Hype
Link to: https://sixcolors.com/link/2023/06/apollo-to-shut-down-developer-has-receipts/
I think this sums it up very concisely. It's not bad to get paid, but not a great strategy to do it in a way that alienates your customers and content creators, charging for what you already gave away for free.