‘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 SolísEnglish
    65•9 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.

    • @[email protected]English
      23•9 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.

      • @[email protected]English
        15•9 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.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•9 months ago

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

      • @[email protected]English
        6•9 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.