it’s never just ads or subscriptions, it’s a shitty integrated fucking garbage algoritm driven with content you don’t want to see shown to you, the interface is ALWAYS shittier and worse, no explanation, just that it looks ‘modern’
i’m so fucking sick of it lads
Welcome to the “Enshittification of the Internet”:
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/enshittification
(I know it’s knowyourmeme, but it’s probably the closest to a Wikipedia article on the subject)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow
https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/
Here’s a link to the original essay on Doctorow’s own site (no paywall): https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys