‘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’?

  • RGB3x3@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      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.

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      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.