if you want to spread what you believe to be the truth , if you are on a mission for what you believe is in the interess of the greater good, than it makes not much sense to spread your message in a relatively empty room.
if the existance of an independant Ian Carrol depends on the scaling, then he is forced to be on big tech massive platforms.
it is not fair to make it sound as if it was an ego thing. maybe it is. but does not have to be.
