Point here though is that author shouldn't have had to add the extra stuff. There was ONE actual core piece of functionality they wanted to monetize, so why no

Point here though is that author shouldn't have had to add the extra stuff. There was ONE actual core piece of functionality they wanted to monetize, so why not? By adding random crap, author was able to get it approved. This just proves how everything is turning into the Internet Of Shit - or Enshitification. I loved how the article exposes this in context of the ad networks --- on which Google has an effective monopoly. See also https://youtu.be/wVYG1mu8Lg8?si=xaAgN3jx2ZC-GCwr https://youtu.be/wVYG1mu8Lg8?si=xaAgN3jx2ZC-GCwr (The Internet is Starting to Break by MrWhoseTheBoss).