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Musk to charge new X users $1 a year for basic account
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Enshittification on the super real is a very interesting thing to watch. One of the cardinal rules of the internet is NEVER again i say NEVER pay for something you used to get for free.
It's fascinating seeing these MEGACORPs no longer able to acquire new users and now, due to the eternal laws of capitalist compound growth of ~3% per year forever, are just trying new ways to get more money out of existing users. Their walled gardens are falling in on themselves and it's awesome. We see it with Facebook, YouTube, Instagram (which is also just Facebook), Twitter all of these platforms.
It's gonna be great to see Twitter drop a battle pass and cosmetics next quarter too.
In almost any cyberpunk dystopian setting, there's strong community engagement, most people can eke some kind of living with any sort of job (everyone is paid equally shit, of course), and you can make a living outside the law doing very useful shit like repairing radios or running a back alley soup kitchen
Unironically would rather live in Shadowrun Seattle or Cyberpunk Night City.