It is endlessly frustrating that companies have universally decided that they won’t let people say “no” to stuff, ever. There are no longer options to reject stupid-ass new “features”, only postponement until next time you open the app/website/program. They’ll continue pestering you for the rest of your life. I realize that my frustration may be a little over-zealous, but we deal with these interfaces dozens of times per day and this is user hostile behavior. There isn’t really an option to just use another service or program, since the entire technology landscape has been commandeered by a few major corporations, and they all enact the same shitty things as a group.

    • belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Because they irritate people into getting it. You wouldn’t have it if they didnt turn features off and increase ads until you wanted it.

      Fuck google

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        1 year ago

        I heard it’s one of the better ways to support YouTube creators. That’s why I got it.

        I have adblockers and a pihole so ads weren’t that bad anyway.

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      Same here. I always said “ain’t no way I’m ever paying for what used to be free!”

      Fast forward to political ad season and some orange peckerhead keeps popping up… “Alright, here’s your damn money. Now let me watch this autistic guy unclog drains in peace.”