YouTube disallowing adblockers, Reddit charging for API usage, Twitter blocking non-registered users. These events happen almost at the same time. Is this one of the effects of the tech bubble burst?

  • kromem@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No tech burst.

    It’s just a cold recession. No one is admitting it, including consumers who keep spending away savings.

    But companies are aware of it enough they are tightening purses preparing for harder times ahead.

    Of course, it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.

    If everyone makes their products worse chasing this quarter’s dollar, and people leave, those companies are going to have a harder time.

    Especially as it becomes easier and easier to compete against them at scale.

    Just wait until new feature requests and bug reports for something like Lemmy can be handled within moments by AI at dirt cheap pricing.

    A very interesting future awaits around the bend.

    • Adori
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, kinda like with plex firing Hella employees but reporting record profits. The platform is def gonna degrade in quality to where that short term profit isn’t there anymore