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Most of the modern internet is indistinguishable from what we used to call malware (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Every site is trying to pull a Bonzai Buddy now.

"We need all your info for advertising, not you can't opt out unless you make an account and give us your email. Oops, looks like I hid the opt-out under a subheader. Amazon is now profiling you."

WE USED TO CALL THAT SHIT A VIRUS.

ITS EVERY. FUCKING. WEBSITE. NOW

"Hi I'm going to block this entire site until you give me your info, this is very cool and normal."

Capitalism ruined the internet. The whole thing is malware now.

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[-] roux@hexbear.net 22 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Siderant but every company that has you make a workday account on their external site when you apply can get fucked. I'm not gonna spend 2 hours filling out an application, after already sending my resume, after confirming my email address to a site I'm never going to use again in my life, to not get an interview anyway.

If you are after that sweet metadata just make your race and gender questions a bit more robust. (I still don't know if those are meant to be inclusionary or exclusionary.)