The constancy of ads, popups, dark patterns, and general “enshittification” genuinely pushes me towards a Luddite mentality.
As a cybersecurity professional, I enjoy not having any smart devices in my home. It’s not worth the hassle of initial configuration and maintenance, but the peace of mind from reducing impact of inevitable data breaches that reveal just how much telemetry is captured from a simple device is eternally appealing.
Reduce, reuse, recycle; in that order. We must all stop obsessing over the new hot piece of tech that inevitable ends up improperly disposed in landfills.
The profanity in the title is well-applied for the situation, imo.
> 1Password can not fill the web form of the in app browser
throwmeaway222•3mo ago
r_lee•3mo ago
everything is enshittified and most of the global economy is just financial engineering
chankstein38•3mo ago
Ekaros•3mo ago
palmotea•3mo ago
I think it's just mindless, and not in service of any kind of plan.
But that's really unsatisfying, so there's a strong temptation to think there's a plan and look for one. Sort of like the situations that lead to conspiracy theories.
chankstein38•3mo ago
ranger_danger•3mo ago
Why do you let other people control your emotions? How is that healthy?
bdangubic•3mo ago
ranger_danger•3mo ago
r_lee•3mo ago
if the economy is collapsing, constant layoffs, stuff getting worse and more expensive, how could I just say everything is fine and ignore reality?
ranger_danger•3mo ago
One can still control their emotions while acknowledging reality.