Gentrification of the Internet

tags:: #lec19 #computing #internet #society #economics projects::

The internet in the era of "web 2.0" has become a spy and ad riddled mess
when asked about it in calss Professor Shawn Graham responded the best way to react the this "enshitification" of the internet was the "burn it all to the ground"
- this reminded me of the solutions posed to rapid technological advancement talked about in Connections Ep 10 Yesterday, Tomorrow, and You
buisiness model
- get users invested in your system by making a good product
  - get the users stuck on your product by destroying competition
- get businesses on board because you are where the users are
  - get buisinesses stuck in your product because of binding contracts and such
- then make your product shitty by riddling it with spyware and ads
  - but no one can leave and your product is an instramental part of daily life now
    - profit