Of course there's more to this than "corpo bad", it's the economic system that drives these businesses to focus on profit over the quality of the user experience--but I think that's the core to all the "corpo bad" arguments when you really boil them down. These websites and services have become so ubiquitous for two reasons:
The first reason, is that people tend towards simplification, if you can give them a centralized location where they can have all their needs met, they prefer it to the effort it takes to use multiple locations/services. A great example is the popularity and convenience of stores like Walmart or Costco where you can do all of your shopping in one quick go. Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and even YouTube to a lesser degree all offer these one-stop-shop kind-of models by allowing you to connect with a vast amount of people, discuss a large number of topics, and view multiple forms of media. So, unless they have a good reason to remain diversified, people tend towards simplification.
The second reason is also psychological in nature. These companies, (whom we will refer to as FaRT), have designed and redesigned their entire systems to drive up refresh rates, click-through rates, and otherwise increase advertising visibility. In addition to hacking the addiction mechanisms, and the desire for people to feel important, they take it even further using deception and "dark UI". Even when you utilize many of the adblocking systems, for example, FaRT inject advertising content directly into the same stream of other user content(the best example is direct corpo sponsorship of big name YouTube content creators, but at-least that money goes directly to the creators). Plus, advertisers are getting much, much better at disguising this content so that you are less likely to skip it before seeing it.
So it's a two-sided coin, a major part of the problem is that "corpo bad", and now that they're taking it to a degree of harming the public experience for profits (which is why cable television died), it's our responsibility to step out of our comfort zones and show them that we are willing to inconvenience ourselves a little for a better UX.
Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That's far from the case today...
Right? While it is just one case, I think the reason this occurred was due to the clinical nature of the experience, likely a prior (subconscious) disposition, and a willingness to acquire therapy. But that's the thing, assuming we were able to identify the correct conditions, MDMA is a powerful drug in the sense that it has been observed in creating vastly transformative experiences. In the right hands, it could be a huge step towards treating disorders that plague the deepest, darkest depths of society. The effectiveness would likely also depend on whether or not the patient has had prior experience with the substance. Either way, it warrants more research.
They stole the internet from the people and we have to take it back (media.kbin.social)
European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries (www.techspot.com)
Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That's far from the case today...
A white supremacist took MDMA for a study, and it snapped him out of his beliefs: 'Why am I doing this?' (www.insider.com)
30 minutes after taking the MDMA pill, Brendan questioned his actions and realized his life was missing connection.