This isn't so much about the "The Web" but about media outlets. None of the websites I visit (directly) are anything like this. The fun ends when I click a lin

This isn't so much about the "The Web" but about media outlets. None of the websites I visit (directly) are anything like this. The fun ends when I click a link to a media outlet. For some reason, most outlets seem to follow this "design advice" unironically and to the letter. I think my personal bounce rate is now well over 50%. Granted, I'm not a "valuable customer" to these companies. I'm not going to subscribe, I block ads/trackers, I'm not going to register a "free account", I'm definitely not going to install the app and of course I don't want to be notified of anything, ever. My question is: Who is? Who goes through all the trouble? All these annoyances must be working somehow, to get those last 0,0001% of people who actually care. It must have been A/B tested and found to be beneficial. Therefore, there is no sense in lamenting it. It's like homeshopping - you might think it is completely idiotic, but really it's just adapted perfectly to its customers.