Zoë’s Reviews > Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It > Status Update

"The argument that 'if you're not paying for the product, you're the product' is herein revealed as bunk.... Respect for your privacy isn't a rebate you get for every $1,000 you spend on an iPhone. Companies abuse you *if they can get away with it*."

Cause for optimism: "The difference between a user who says, 'Goddamn I hate this place, but I can't stop logging in to it,' and a user who says, 'Goddamn I hate this place, and I'm never coming back' is razor-thin."