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‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything (www.ft.com)

submitted 4 months ago by L4s to c/technology

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‘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’?

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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 24 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

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 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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

[–] Womble 6 points 4 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.

[–] gibmiser 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Whatthefuck

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Old people pay the $1 because of course, then forget.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I make it $100 Canadian per month, plus tax. It's not intended for us lowly poors.