I’m still not gonna check a broken clock for the time, so what’s your point?

I just switch to desktop mode and never had any problem…

I’ve always figured a company will go public before enshitification truly gets underway. It’s kinda the first step of the process.

I guess my argument is that until that pressure to appease the stockholders exists, there’s not a whole lot of motive to justify enshitification. It’s hard for me to imagine the process happening any other way.

So, I suppose you can count my vote as being that going public will likely come first. Just my two cents, though, and I don’t know anything anyway! :-p

I’m a little bit confused by your post. Publicly-traded companies, by and large, place extraordinary emphasis on short term, quarter by quarter profit. Seems like a very strong contender for the root cause if the issue?

Enshitification is about monetization, getting more money from the same customer base.

Doesn’t this statement support publicly traded status being a riot cause, though?

I must assume I’m misunderstanding your argument…?

I can’t help but notice that you are simply making the argument that we’ve done it wrong before, therefore I want it done wrong again.

Okay, sure. What a strong case you made. You win, or whatever.

Really? Yeah, it couldn’t possibly have anything to do with, you know, actually keeping kids safe. No, that actually makes sense, and even worse, isn’t about “me”!

For the record, even if there’s anything to your absurd statement, I’m all for gun control. I care more about kids’ lives than yours.

You clearly don’t have any idea… Period.

And you’re last statement is an outright falsehood. You replied. Ergo, you do give a shit.

Your entire premise is misogynistic bull. But whatever; keep at it. Look like an idiot. Deny yourself actual contentment in life. Die on whatever hill you want.

Doesn’t change that everyone knows you’re wrong.

As measured by whom? Your shit attitude doesn’t prove anything.

Besides, have somebody kick you in the balls repeatedly for hours on end, then maybe you have a comparison. Oh, and they have to kick you hard enough to break your hips.

I’m going to go ahead and say it: you’re wrong.

Was it? You proud of those words?

Cause everyone else here thinks you’re an idiot…

Completely untrue. I’m not afraid of news outlets. I’m not afraid of what the “others” have to say

Pretty sure you’re talking about yourself here, champ.

Or, and I know this is really out there, but maybe, just maybe, facts don’t actually care about your feelings.

That’s one big avocado.

I thought that was already defined as, “Republican”.

They are focused on the immediate profit, not long term; no publicly traded corporation focuses on long term, not anymore. If it increases their bottom line to sell my data, they will.

What they have that’s unique is their particular algorithm for targeting. They don’t need to keep my info to themselves to profit off said algorithm.

In short, I don’t believe you. shrug Nothing personal…