we need high value content that is worth reading, not just copy of someone's rss feed. what he is doing is exactly what drives lot of people away.
So stop complaining and start producing some "high value content that is worth reading" or just return under your rock until you get a life.
I lived in a communist country in the 80s, but we weren't happy either. Some things may have worked better than now, but many definitely didn't. Of course there is a nostalgia factor, but it doesn't count. So I'd call this bullshit and wouldn't recommend it.