I remember seeing a documentary way back in 2000 about the internet that said something like "the internet is freely accessible now, but some people believe eventually pay walls will begin to block access to more and more portions of the internet." And I thought how ridiculous, that will never happen, information wants to be free!
Well, looks like I was only partially right. Most access is still "free", but at the cost of enshittification.
Ah, the F2P (free-to-play) model. Indeed I’m surprised that microtransactions and pay-to-win type dark patterns have mostly not been adopted on the internet at large. And loot boxes! Can’t forget loot boxes.
Well, looks like I was only partially right. Most access is still "free", but at the cost of enshittification.