The Internet Is Broken—And We’re Letting It Happen
Remember when the internet felt exciting? Now it’s a graveyard of tracking, paywalls, ads, and AI hallucinations. What happened? One word: enshittification; the slow decay of once-great platforms into anti-user cash grabs.
From Google search burying results under AI fluff and ads to smart TVs turning into surveillance devices, the internet is in decline. Platforms follow a predictable cycle: attract users, exploit them, then degrade into pay-to-play mediocrity.
Streaming services, once havens for content, are now fragmented money pits. Even PDFs, yes, PDFs, are worse.
- Big Tech prioritizes profit over usability, turning once-useful tools into data-harvesting machines.
- AI-powered search creates more problems, drowning users in irrelevant, unreliable content.
- Subscriptions are rising, while quality declines, forcing users to piracy and workarounds.
The internet wasn’t always this way. It became this way. So, is there a way back, or is enshittification inevitable?
Read the full article on Ars Technica.
----
💡 If you enjoyed this content, be sure to download my new app for a unique experience beyond your traditional newsletter.
This is one of many short posts I share daily on my app, and you can have real-time insights, recommendations and conversations with my digital twin via text, audio or video in 28 languages! Go to my PWA at app.thedigitalspeaker.com and sign up to take our connection to the next level! 🚀