The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
Ads have been insane since before I was even born.π€·ββοΈ
"Seen this commercial on TV the other day, starts off with a woman with a black eye and she's like 'My husband beats me. I had a miscarriage. I owe the IRS $50,000.' and then it just said 'got milk?'"
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chat what happened here
I donβt even see that? What the heck?
yup the irony is strong
"... global ad spend..."
And I'm out. If you're going to talk like a used-car salesman, I don't expect anything beneficial.
If I look up at the stars and see a fucking ad, I'm going to go postal. That's right! I'll write a stern letter and go to the post office to mail it!
Auto-mod or just trashy mod?