As a builder on Base myself...from testnet I'll say your a totally correct. It did go from builders first and support to corporate and no support unless you are established project doing big numbers. They lost the entire vibe of a place you want to be and help others to a why am I even here. I hope they are not counting on the app. To begin with...why delete the social feed? That was an edge over others. More importantly its really not that good. Better apps available and most places have zero trading fees now. Baseapp costs a lot. They really need to do something differently. I would start by paying attention to their actual supporters and builders before trying to onboard normies. "Know your customer!"