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Enshittification

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

The lifecycle of Big Internet

We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.

Embrace, extend and extinguish

We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.

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That's it, that's enough. The 20% of Netflix content worth watching can easily be found elsewhere, matey.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)

Highly recommend a year long subscription to proton VPN and the app streamio. I use real debris and torrentio with it. The experience is better than you could ever buy with streaming services.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 minutes ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago

You've now given up

because they've let you down

and they've run around and deserted you

Since they've made you cry

now you're gonna say goodbye

because they've told a lie that hurt you

[–] [email protected] 65 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

Is there one of these but usenet instead?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 18 hours ago

Yea we canceled Netflix starting March 1st. At this point it's a bait and switch. We signed up at less than 10$ , now it's more than double. Trump announced tarrifs against Canada, 2days later we got notice from Netflix that prices are gong up 25%>>lol fuck off no.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A "price update".

I got a price update coming for them. It's fucking zero.

I'd say I'd still the seven seas for it, but I can't think of any of their stuff I'd actually bother to nick...

[–] thatKamGuy 3 points 22 hours ago

Agree with your last sentence; I don’t think anything they have on offer at the moment is even worth pirating - at least until the final season of Stranger Things is released!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 23 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Streamio with the torrentio addon for the win.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Glad i could help! It's been a godsend since someone here told me about it too

Pc phone and tablet works great. I've heard mention of a smart tv version but i don't have experience with that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Stremio on LG TV with webOS works pretty well. Definitely worth a shot.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago

Be sure to leave it open for a while so you can seed some.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Dumb question... But what's the rest of it?

Is it .io or?

I assume these are for torrents but I can't find them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

No worries. Here's a FAQ for it:
https://torrentio.org/install/

[–] heavydust 22 points 1 day ago

I used to pirate movies like the dirty pirate that I was. Now I'm training my own personal LLM for educational purpose, just like Zuck.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I have nearly the same thread with disney+. Price hiked from 89 to 139/year. I like it but not that much.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago

I jumped ship (lol) a year ago. Synology NAS w/ 16TB of space, Jellyfin, and Proton. Set up my family with Jellyfin on their Roku TV's. I was paying for Prime & D+. My brother provided Netflix. Lost that first. Now we're all watching what we want, when we want, and I gladly cover the cost for everyone.

We're not much for live sports, so no loss to speak of

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Great minds (and evil parasites) think alike it seems lol.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Netflix can go suck a fuck!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

How exactly does one "suck a fuck"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

Thank you, i had the quote wrong haha

[–] Imgonnatrythis 3 points 19 hours ago

That's for them to figure out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Along with every corporation and wealth hoarder wringing every last penny from us.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Did you just say "suck. a. fuck!?"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours ago

Arrrrgh mi hearty! ☠️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good. I hope this makes everyone more politically thoughtful and active

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I hope so too. The fate of the free world depends on it, but it's not looking very good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

Anon just dropped a message to Americans.