Its a refreshing experience in a world where products and services will push the legal boundaries in order to:
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Hide or mask spyware and bloatware
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Make unauthorized system settings changes.
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Only offer access to certain features or setting if you downlad their app.
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Changing everything from opt in as default to opt out being the new default.
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And the cherry on top is the same companies will also burry the means to contact support while face fucking their useless shit for brains AI bot at every selection you choose.
*lookin at you Google, Microsoft, paypal, amazon, Samsung
Snapchat was just the most recent app I used that triggered this realization but there are literally dozens (*insert Arrested Development’s ‘never nude’ meme) of other products and services that are in the same boat of initially being perceived as annoying but now are viewed in a more appreciated light.
Bonus anecdotal LPT: The simplest way I found to describe the enshitiffication movement to Gen X’ers and Boomers is by explaining to them that its when a company actively engages in implementing changes that lower the quality of the product or service you pay for with the intent of providing a solution option that will either cost more money or force the user to grant the product or service permissions that will, for example, allow them to mine your data and sell it for profit.
What is signal? To me when I hear someone refer to signals they are referring to a gas station chain called signals. Which also have payment machines for credit cards that will prompt you to enter your card’s pin but you can just hit the enter button without putting in your pin in order to process the purchase as credit card payment and not as an atm card payment.
If you are referring to a different company, product or service that isnt the gas station signals, than I am absolutely delighted at this mix up and how much the two have crossed verbiage uses. 🤣🍻
it’s a replacement for texting, voice, and video calls. It’s encrypted and private.