I went on Reddit (yeah, yeah, I know) on my phone while on an errand today, the device that all that enshittification is ostensibly intended for, and OH WOW it's bad.
Want to expand replies? Entire thread reloads and I have to scroll down again.
Want to go to a "controversial" sub that doesn't do front page bootlicking for billionaires and/or "influencer" sociopaths? Too bad, you need to log in. I have nothing left to log in with because fuck that.
Want to go to a less controversial but still cringe sub? Here's an introduction blurb and the rules but you need to log in. Like and subscribe. Ring the bell to keep ahead of future notifications. Eat Feastables. Eat the bug vomit chocolatey bar.
The braintrust at reddit has done its utmost to kill itself what with five billion UI iterations but they’re somehow still alive. It’s truly remarkable
It's like they are the only bar in a small town. It's a pit of hell but it's the only place to buy a drink. So people tolerate the piss smell, the mean staff, and the boorish clientele.
It only exists because Google sucks so bad that it has effectively become a way to search Reddit, as Reddit itself has the worst search features. Two tech companies that shot their own foot leaning on each other for support