‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything::The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?

  • Carlos Solís
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    6510 months ago

    And not just any paywall, a NINETY-NINE CANADIAN DOLLARS PER MONTH ONE. Granted the first month is a single dollar, but still, that’s a grand total of C$1090 A YEAR.

    • @RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, it’s $75 USD a month. Who the fuck do they think they are charging that much? I get 1Gbps internet for less than that. That’s 2 weeks worth of groceries. That’s YouTube Premium, Disney+, Netflix, and Max combined.

      Absolutely no way an online news outlet is providing even close to a quarter of that $75 in value.

      • @pivot_root@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        That’s 2 weeks worth of groceries.

        I would be lucky to get a week off of that. If all I ate was instant ramen and stovetop pasta for every single meal, I might be able to stretch it to two weeks.

        Absolutely no way an online news outlet is providing even close to a quarter of that $75 in value.

        The outlet is called Financial Times, and—if you think about it—they certainly do an excellent job in helping individuals manage their finances correctly. After seeing a $75 charge on my bank statement from a news outlet, I would never forget to cancel another promotional subscription again.

        • @pearable@lemmy.ml
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          10 months ago

          You can get a lot of rice and beans for 75 dollars. Definitely sounds like a rough couple weeks tho

      • @Womble@lemmy.world
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        610 months ago

        its the Financial Times, they know exactly who they are charging that much, and those people will spend that about of money without even noticing its gone.