CiaraFeb 9, 2025

The only digital subscription service I want is a subscription to a real-life IT person in my real-life local community who will go into my phone and computer once a month to remove all the new AI features and other enshittifying features that companies have sneaked onto my devices against my will since the last time.

Seriously. If AI is so fanbloodytastic, why do they have to sneak it in and hide any off-switches?

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@CiaraNi yes. You'd imagine if it's so wonderful they'd be plastering their logo and brand names all over it wouldn't you. And yes, where's the bloody off switch. Obviously they know it's garbage or they'd be so confident their product is so good you'd never want to get rid of it.
Feb 9, 2025 at 9:47amWeb
Show threadCiaraFeb 9, 2025

@capnthommo 'Obviously they know it's garbage or they'd be so confident their product is so good you'd never want to get rid of it.'

That's it exactly. Otherwise they'd be marketing it as a magnificent feature that they're magnificently letting us have - 'download here!'