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Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap (www.businessinsider.com)
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Tech's broken promises: Streaming is now just as expensive and confusing as cable. Ubers cost as much as taxis. And the cloud is no longer cheap::Some tech is getting pricier and looking a lot like the older services it was supposed to beat. From video streaming to ride-hailing and cloud computing.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep. The business model has always been "Lure them in and stifle competition with a low initial cost. Then when we have the market we can jack up the price." Enshitification at its best.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is just capitalism at work. Capitalism = enshitification, exploitation, and destruction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Literally working as intended. Not sure why it takes people so long to figure this out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

A healthy dose of western/capitalist propaganda since birth and until death helps a lot. So many people under the illusion that this is the natural progression of civilization, or the best.