(Found this on twitter)
Someone said DnD is a perfect example of this, except:
DnD 3e was better than 1e and 2e, and 4e came about because video game popularity was something WotC were trying to get in on, and 5e came about because Pathfinder 1e stole (took back?) like, half their fanbase.
The game getting worse over time (5e is terrible, FIGHT ME!) is literally because of profit seeking.
If anything stuff like this illustrates why people get outcasted, you can have fun and be useful and do fun things, but if youre going to be antisocial and a dick about how it isnt yours anymore, youre going to be ostracized as much as you alienate yourself.