I do, but I also wonder how much of it is just getting old and having adult stuff (not the fun adult stuff, the "responsibility" stuff) constantly getting in the way of manic bursts of following rabbit holes that I remember doing way back in the day.
Nah, I've been on the net since USENET and it really is worse than anything before, even the flateups of flash ads and listicles only ruined things for a month or two.
Now even platforms with "fun" things still available, like you tube and twitch are fully enshittified. And Tik Tok has entered its terminal phase with no clear platform to replace it, because online ad revenue has cratered.
We're in the collapse imo and the businesses are stripping out the wiring while they can.
I dunno, I'm an adult with no real responsibilities and I can relate. Then again I am depressed as fuck and might have generalized anxiety disorder and/or PTSD. But I dunno, I'm kind of bored of this shit. The infinite dopamine drip of low-quality "content" just isn't actually fulfilling.
I do, but I also wonder how much of it is just getting old and having adult stuff (not the fun adult stuff, the "responsibility" stuff) constantly getting in the way of manic bursts of following rabbit holes that I remember doing way back in the day.
Nah, I've been on the net since USENET and it really is worse than anything before, even the flateups of flash ads and listicles only ruined things for a month or two.
Now even platforms with "fun" things still available, like you tube and twitch are fully enshittified. And Tik Tok has entered its terminal phase with no clear platform to replace it, because online ad revenue has cratered.
We're in the collapse imo and the businesses are stripping out the wiring while they can.
I dunno, I'm an adult with no real responsibilities and I can relate. Then again I am depressed as fuck and might have generalized anxiety disorder and/or PTSD. But I dunno, I'm kind of bored of this shit. The infinite dopamine drip of low-quality "content" just isn't actually fulfilling.