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"Did you know that the standard of Google searches has actually gotten worse over recent years? Once you think about it, it makes sense. Highly effective search means fewer searches overall. And fewer searches mean less ad revenue. The financial basis of Alphabet, which is Google’s parent company, is, of course, digital advertising. Which means that undermining the quality of the company’s cornerstone product actually makes money. That’s how crazy the modern internet has become. There are, as the saying goes, many such cases."—Novara Media

The Plan is to Make the Internet Worse. Forever. | Aaron Bastani Meets Cory Doctorow @pluralistic >

https://youtu.be/7wE8G-d7SnY?si=17uiqFbPZzF_BSGD

#interview #video #enshitification #quality #technology #internet #Alphabet #Amazon #GAFAMs #advertising #worsening

The Plan is to Make the Internet Worse. Forever. | Aaron Bastani Meets Cory Doctorow

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eicker.media ❖ social media Dec 20

The #Trump administration’s deal for #TikTok’s US operations involves a complex ownership structure with significant Chinese investment, raising concerns about #dataprivacy and #nationalsecurity. The deal, which appears to benefit Trump’s allies, is criticised for failing to address the core issues of data protection and foreign influence, while potentially #worsening them. https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/19/tiktok-deal-done-and-its-somehow-the-shittiest-possible-outcome-making-everything-worse/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia

TikTok Deal Done And It’s Somehow The Shittiest Possible Outcome, Making Everything Worse

There were rumblings about this for a while, but it looks like the Trump TikTok deal is done, and it’s somehow the worst of all possible outcomes, amazingly making all of the biggest criticis…

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Nov 25

A quotation from Euripides

NURSE: We’re ruined, then, if we must add a new
Evil to the old one we’ve hardly saved ourselves from.

[ΤΡΟΦΌΣ: Ἀπωλόμεσθ᾽ ἄρ᾽, εἰ κακὸν προσοίσομεν
νέον παλαιῷ, πρὶν τόδ᾽ ἐξηντληκέναι.]

Euripides (485?-406? BC) Greek tragic dramatist
Medea [Μήδεια], l. 78ff (431 BC) [tr. Podlecki (1989)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/euripides/80459/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #euripides #medea #badnews #doom #disaster #getworse #problems #trouble #woes #worsening

Medea [Μήδεια], l. 78ff (431 BC) [tr. Podlecki (1989)] - Euripides | WIST Quotations

NURSE: We’re ruined, then, if we must add a new Evil to the old one we’ve hardly saved ourselves from. [ΤΡΟΦΌΣ: Ἀπωλόμεσθ᾽ ἄρ᾽, εἰ κακὸν προσοίσομεν νέον παλαιῷ, πρὶν τόδ᾽ ἐξηντληκέναι.] Reacting to the news that King Creon is going to banish Medea and her sons, on top of the…

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John

Aug 13, 2025

An unreleased #Australian government report on the #economic & #environmental risks posed by the #climatecrisis is “#intense & #scary”, & confronting even for those who work in the area.

The delayed report – the #nationalclimateriskassessment – includes #modelling of future climate #damage, estimates of the number of people who could be #killed by #worsening #heatwaves & a mapping tool that forecasts #flooding risk in suburbs across the continent. #auspol #Australia

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/12/risks-of-climate-crisis-to-australias-economy-and-environment-are-intense-and-scary-unreleased-government-report-says

WIST Quotations moves again!Dec 6, 2024

A quotation from Rogers, Will:

«
Last year we said, Things can’t go on like this,” and they didn’t, they got worse.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/73262/

#quote #quotes #quotation #deterioration #endurance #getworse #problems #trouble #worsening

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 19, 2024

#AntiLGBTQ+ #news #stories are #worsening #young #people’s #mentalhealth.

And such #media is proliferating, thanks to #GOP #legislation and poor #socialmedia #moderation.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Media #Tennessee #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/09/anti-lgbtq-media-is-worsening-young-peoples-mental-health/

Anti-LGBTQ+ media is worsening young people's mental health - LGBTQ Nation

And such media is proliferating, thanks to GOP legislation and poor social media moderation.

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🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘Jan 11, 2024

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RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Says His Arthritis Is 'Slowly Getting Worse': 'I Don't Know If I Can Play Like I Played' 10 Years Ago

https://blabbermouth.net/news/rushs-alex-lifeson-says-his-arthritis-is-slowly-getting-worse-i-dont-know-if-i-can-play-like-i-played-10-years-ago

#Rush #AlexLifeson #Arthritis #Health #Guitarist #Musician #Injury #Dexterity #PlayingAbility #Worsening #CareerConcerns #PhysicalLimitations

RUSH's ALEX LIFESON Says His Arthritis Is 'Slowly Getting Worse': 'I Don't Know If I Can Play Like I Played' 10 Years Ago

During an appearance on today's episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson opened up about the severity of longtime physical ailments. For the past couple of decades, the now-70-year-old Canadian musician has been suffering from psoriatic arthritis, a chronic,...

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