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Even infinite growth has been thrown out. The main objective seems to be 'growth next few quarters' like its a desperate act of survival; beyond that is the problem of whoever's holding the bag then.
There are some companies still thinking long term, but money has definitely shifted to 'bonkers short term'
That's the problem, though. There's always the next few quarters. They still ultimately demand and attempt infinite growth, they just never put any thought into how to do it sustainably, and the short-term fix is to start locking away existing features behind subscriptions, raising prices, putting ads in everywhere, cutting testing budgets, etc. Somehow the mentality turned into chasing infinite short-term gains