I think it is also related to computers becoming faster as well. In the old times ftp.example.com, mail.example.com and www.example.com could be run from different machines.

They could probably retain those employees and just do more games in the same time with advice taken from the rest of your points.

There are many movies I don’t intend to watch, but then if they are culturally significant I read the plot on Wikipedia.

Think of invasive species or whatever happens when a balance in nature is toppled. If they would be able to hoard more wealth they would do it.

I want to believe. But X (formerly known as Twitter) and Facebook are still there. It may be a long death which is indistinguishable from (low-quality) life.