I don’t really like the term ā€œgatekeepingā€, especially when it’s used to describe the general concept of a barrier to entry. The term ā€œgatekeepingā€ implies to me a ā€œgatekeeperā€ā€“a person A who is trying to control if person B can interact with person C. It implies active discrimination, perhaps even bigotry, when in reality the barrier might be a passive issue such as scarcity or inherent complexity. ā€œGatekeepingā€ seems an intentionally- and needlessly-charged term.

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