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0 pointsgzread2mo ago0 comments

Another way to counteract enshittification is to pay for things, then stop paying when they enshittify.

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just stop paying them, as though migrating to an alternative is free and easy

No it's not. Like moving from Instagram to something else, that's going to be very tough because nobody else is on there. Same with WhatsApp.

denkmoon2mo ago

In this case it really is easy. It's just wireguard with some NAT negotiation sauce and convenient auth layer.

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wolvoleo2mo ago

That doesn't really help. It still happens. And you still need to move to something else. And they'll try to tie you in by making migration as tough as possible.

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ulrttrktwej2mo ago

just stop paying them, as though migrating to an alternative is free and easy

wolvoleo2mo ago

No it's not. Like moving from Instagram to something else, that's going to be very tough because nobody else is on there. Same with WhatsApp.

denkmoon2mo ago

In this case it really is easy. It's just wireguard with some NAT negotiation sauce and convenient auth layer.

2 more replies

wolvoleo2mo ago

That doesn't really help. It still happens. And you still need to move to something else. And they'll try to tie you in by making migration as tough as possible.

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