Cable, without premium channels, was $20 a month when I was a kid and there were no commercials. It took about 20 years to grow to $100 a month and with 25% of

Cable, without premium channels, was $20 a month when I was a kid and there were no commercials. It took about 20 years to grow to $100 a month and with 25% of time devoted to ads. Even discounting inflation, that's a significant decrease in consumer value and a massive increase in cable company profit. Google's ad empire is almost 20 years old. The same level of enshittification should be expected.