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If being user-hostile in tech created real consequences, Facebook would've shuttered 15 years ago. Sad to say but I'm guessing this is an effective strategy.
by mherkender 4mo ago
If being user-hostile in tech created real consequences, Facebook would've shuttered 15 years ago.
Sad to say but I'm guessing this is an effective strategy.
- Terr_ 4mo ago> Facebook would've Given how the "hostility" is often more than just ugly-UI, and aspects like monopolies, surveillance, and billing you for services you don't want, I think this is relevant: > I've written before about the futility of "voting with your wallet." [...] Shopping isn't politics. Politics are politics, and shopping is shopping. [...] No matter how indie your coffee, books and social media, your consumption choices will not have a material impact on Starbucks, Amazon or Twitter. https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/purity-culture/ https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/21/purity-culture/
- mherkender 4mo agoI think that's true, but I am still frustrated with people who continue to use services that are openly hostile to them.