@web3pm
This is a good write up on the problems with existing platforms.
I would add that even the top 1% are at risk as they try to negotiate higher prices and are subsequently down ranked by the algos (which prioritize highest ROI content for the themselves vs the viewer).
DeSo isn’t quite as open as you make it though. A creator can’t simply rage quit clients if their followers are still on the “bad” client and getting that client’s algo.
It makes the social graph open, which is a start, but not necessarily reachable, and thus the client can still function as an intermediary.
It would be neat if DeSo could solve the messaging problem so that email isn’t the only way to ultimately guarantee reach for creators.