Rachael LDec 19, 2024
This article is very uncomfortable to read. https://www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgive-them/
Never Forgive Them

In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting worse, despite what tech’s “brightest” minds might promise. More

Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At
Show threadForbearanceDec 19, 2024
@r343l I went there and it ironically interrupted me to demand I join its free newsletter
Show threadRachael LDec 19, 2024
@Forbearance lol yes. I reflexively save all links to a read later app so I saved it a a day or two ago from the iphone share sheet (sent straight to read later app w/o loading link) and so didn't notice that popup subscribe until I loaded the link in a browser to make sure I had a "clean" link (Pocket absurdly adds a shortener / tracker now). Notice all the little cuts the article talks about just in me sharing the link!
Show threadForbearanceDec 19, 2024

@r343l I don't think the article's conclusion of "it is sufficient to complain loudly about this problem" is really going to cut it, though.

How do we... stop doing these things?

Show threadThaumatomane

@Forbearance @r343l for me, no #Twitter no #Facebook and I’m cutting down on my #YouTube.

I have beaten all kinds of addictions including meth and meat. But the addictions from #SocialMedia is its own level of toughness.

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