[DaveW]

The enshitification of damn near everything on the web by techbros and vulture capitalist is killing it.

Heat Death of the Internet - takahē

You want to order from a local restaurant, but you need to download a third-party delivery app, even though you plan to pick it up yourself. The prices and menu on the app are different to what you saw in the window. When you download a second app the prices are different again. You ring

www.takahe.org.nz

 

[Pesqueeb]

At this point, I say we let it die. It's clearly done more harm than good.

 

[Adventurous]

At this point, I say we let it die. It's clearly done more harm than good.

Sadly. So much potential. Nearly the entirety of human learning at one's fingertips.

But, like all things that start out promising, human tendencies and a desire strip mine all that is good in the name of making money have ruined everything.

Continuing to use the internet is like being in an abusive relationship. No matter how much you want to leave, you always hold out hope that it will change. It never will.

 

[jonKranked]

'member when the internet was for the lulz?

 

[DaveW]

'member when the internet was for the lulz?

It's still for the lulz, it's just that we are now the butt of the jokes.

 

[eric strt6]

 

[DaveW]

 

[mandown]

'member when the internet was for the lulz?

Pepperidge Farm ‘members.

 

[mandown]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

 

[gonefirefightin]

you need to turn it off and go out and play, just be back before dark, mmmmkay

 

[Westy]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Internet_theory

Did a bot write that?

 

[mandown]

Did a bot write that?

Sounds a bot write.

 

[mykel]

Sounds a bot write.

Boo.

 

[DaveW]

Yet another reason to hate on Techbros.

Neo-Nazis Are All-In on AI

Extremists are developing their own hateful AIs to supercharge radicalization and fundraising—and are now using the tech to make weapon blueprints and bombs. And it’s going to get worse.

www.wired.com