You can’t keep scrolling until you finish watching the ad.
AllNewTypeFace ( @AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space ) English10•28 days agoThey’re about to test the load-bearing capacity of all your normie friends and all the cool celebrities/hot thirst traps being on there. The end goal is a slot machine which shows only ads almost all the time, occasionally delivering a payoff of social or parasocial connection to someone you care about, but only enough to keep the majority of users hooked.
Afkargh ( @Afkargh@beehaw.org ) English7•28 days agoIsn’t the harvested data making enough money for them?
ahornsirup ( @ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz ) English5•28 days agoThe entire point of the data harvesting is serving targeted ads.
grrgyle ( @grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) English3•27 days agoenough money
Illogical illogical
Chuymatt ( @Chuymatt@beehaw.org ) English2•28 days agoHow much is enough Meth?
YurkshireLad ( @YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca ) English6•28 days agoI deleted my account ages ago, so I don’t care.
lichtmetzger ( @lichtmetzger@discuss.tchncs.de ) English5•28 days agoSame. My mental health has drastically improved since then.
solsangraal ( @solsangraal@lemmy.zip ) English6•28 days agoand they’ll only lose like 10 users. confoundingly everyone knows about enshittification and we watch it happen every day, but fake validation from fake friends apparently is about as easy to give up as meth
grrgyle ( @grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) English3•27 days agoIt’s easy to pile on, but I know some people who still use Instagram, and the verbs that they must embody when using the service are consuming and sharing.
My guess is the 80/20 rule would apply here: a minority of the users are responsible for the majority of the content, while the majority of users actively or passively appreciate it.
I’m just glad I don’t have the video bug, because that pretty much describes my role on the fedi - as an active consumer (I’m a serial commenter).
nick ( @nick@midwest.social ) English5•28 days agoYeah works for me, I barely ever check it anyway. I’m not even sure why I still have an accounts I don’t use any other facebook apps.
Lemmchen ( @Lemmchen@feddit.de ) English2•28 days agoI’m pretty sure apps like Instander will work around that.
Possibly linux ( @possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip ) English2•28 days agoI think Pixelfed offers a similar experience. I haven’t tested either.