Brewchin

Who’d have imagined that “jumping the enshittification” would be a thing.

DeBeers, diamonds and FOMO marketing… not a new strategy.

But also not necessarily artificial scarcity in this case. Hard to tell.

It’s telling of this era that it’s impossible to initially know if this is corporate greed or vibe goonery.

So… intentional or unintentional enshittification, I guess. 😬

From OP’s linked article:

[The same people use] a second AI persona, a young purple-haired woman called Amelia, who appears in various Danny Bones videos and standalone clips. The character was originally created by the political and media literacy organisation Shout Out UK for a Home Office-funded video game designed to steer teenagers away from extremism – but was then co-opted by the online far right and became a viral sensation.

So yes, I guess “she” is. (Assuming Amelia and Emilia are the same persona; I didn’t check).

Sure it does. It lets them smile and say, “We did tell you. But you chose to do nothing.” Probably even while you’re grieving at the recent loss of your child or loved one.

As always, when it comes to the intersection of techbros, threats of legislation and society, this is about making their problems and decisions your responsibility. Politicians fall for it every time, because they love “personal responsibility” rhetoric, and Number Must Go Up continues as before.

Yeesh. I miss Joshua from War Games and Asimov’s three laws of robotics. What utopian fiction…

So what you’re saying is that you’ve engaged with football content a billion times.

Did Facebook’s shift to emojis teach us nothing? Engagement > Preference. You’re the product.

If they’d decided to use truth.gov as the domain, that would have been the cherry on top. 😄

A ludicrous “plan”.

The same Anna’s Archive that allows free anonymous downloads that are throttled to the speed of a 1990-era modem unless you pay?

Yes, I’m sure preservation and social good is their goal. Definitely not about making money.