This current wave of enshitification to online services is generally driven by said online services taking steps that they believe to be more profitable to the detriment of the people who use them.
That has always gone on but it feel like it’s everywhere at once at the moment; with the place I live in, the transport I use, the food I buy, the media and art I consume etc.
1900 years ago, the world knew that the only things people desired were bread and circuses, i.e. to have your needs met and have entertainment, a lot of people have built their modern circuses off of things that are becoming unusable or deserve boycott. It’s far better than living in a warzone or something but to have many things we rely on for satisfaction stripped from us at once.
I just wanna spend my free time entertained without having to perpetually change what provides that entertainment, is that not why most of us use this site?
crazyminner@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
My biggest issue is depression. I recently move to a new small town and it’s pretty lonely here. I was using the things I mentioned to help distract me, so losing them sucks more than it normally would.