Don’t forget to talk about the “wonderful journey” it has been when announcing the sale.
I’d argue that having a service that exists in any form is a success. The fact it’s used so heavily despite your opinions and being loaded with ads means people value it and are better off than if it never existed. If the creator here could create the same but with no monetary upside directly, even just having the notoriety and putting it on his resume would translate to dollars indirectly. It’s a side project, chill.
Imgur is still good. It's just not great anymore, and it's a long way from shitty.