An interview with Mike Amundsen, Author of 'RESTful Web APIs'

Most businesses...typically succeed by creating barriers of entry and by hoarding assets, not sharing them. Hypermedia makes it easier to share and interact without the need of central control or other types of “gatekeeping.”

The modern web has become a place of centralized, siloed control because that’s how companies succeed.

Notion doesn’t benefit by making your data open and interoperable. They benefit by hoarding it and holding it hostage. Then if you ever consider leaving, you’ll pause to think about such a time-consuming endeavor.