The internet is dying - here's why (Mrwhosetheboss on YT)piped.r4fo.com/watch?feature=shared&v=wVYG1mu8Lg8
715 sats \ 4 comments \ @sebastix 13 Apr meta
In my Nostr feed I saw Cory Doctorow reposting a post with this video (I'm following his Mastodon profile via Mostr). https://piped.r4fo.com/watch?feature=shared&v=wVYG1mu8Lg8
It somewhat relates to my yesterday posted #503110, my personal statement we are entering an era of subscription fatique and #503531 by @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears.
https://shares.sebastix.dev/5unEg0UH.mp4
I don't know this guy, but his take on enshitification, pricing tiers, subscriptions, BigTech and dark pattern designs is pretty good! He really nailed it when he showed how 'easy' it is to cancel a Playstation Plus subscription.. It also looks he has quite a big audience. So to me, this is another sign of the long ago started trend to pivot away from the big tech monopolies. But there still a long road ahead..
His possible solutions are a start, but I think most of us here are way more steps ahead with better solutions.
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