I remember when you had to log into everything, but there wasn’t much to visit. Then people started using the Internet en mas and selling ads was the market maker. So you didn’t need to log in, but you did get the most malicious JavaScript ever written trying to jam pop-ups under your cursor.
Now we’ve somehow managed to achieve the worst of both worlds
It’s waxed and waned.
I remember when you had to log into everything, but there wasn’t much to visit. Then people started using the Internet en mas and selling ads was the market maker. So you didn’t need to log in, but you did get the most malicious JavaScript ever written trying to jam pop-ups under your cursor.
Now we’ve somehow managed to achieve the worst of both worlds
Then: “If you don’t have to pay for it then you’re the product”
Now: “You have to pay for it and you’re the product”