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I guess I kind of understand why companies want you to be logged in to engage with their platform, as the user metrics are the main selling point to advertisers, but man do I really fucking hate it when a platform forces me to log in by preventing me from using their website. So much so, that I haven't made an account on Instagram or X or Facebook or whatever dumb social media platform specifically because I can't browse without signing up. Well, that, and also the greed, the lack of privacy, the tacit endorsement of fascism, et. cetera.
No, I don't want to make an account.
No, I don't want to download your app.
No, I don't want to turn on notifications.
Gah, fuck off with all this horseshit. The internet used to be fun. Now everything is a chore and nobody does anything unless they feel like they can make a profit off of it.
The big problem is most people say "Ugh, fine, I'll log in with Google," rather than you and I who say "Ugh, no."
log in with google is way worse. now you are sharing your data with both Google and Reddit
Emphatically agree, but "normies" gonna "normie."
Convenience is the primary goal for them.