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The High Cost of Digital Convenience

Ed Zitron discusses in his article the detriments of modern digital culture, where individuals are overwhelmed with spam emails and manipulative content from corporations and businesses.

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  • June 28, 2023
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Ed Zitron discusses in his article the detriments of modern digital culture, where individuals are overwhelmed with spam emails and manipulative content from corporations and businesses. He criticizes Google’s manipulation of search results, the inundation of spam email and advertising on social media platforms, and the devaluing of user experiences due to these practices.
  

Key Points: 

  1. Zitron asserts that the majority of emails people receive are unwanted, despite attempts to unsubscribe from them. This is due to businesses’ insistence on maintaining contact and pushing products or services, leading to an overrun inbox and a flawed email system.
  2. He criticizes the culture of “growth hacking” where every interaction online with a business leads to an onslaught of promotional content. Zitron argues that this has made email, a crucial communication tool, largely useless due to the overwhelming spam.
  3. He discusses the negative impacts of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), suggesting it has led to an internet riddled with low-quality, bland, and potentially useless content designed to trick Google’s algorithms. Zitron believes Google should work harder to combat low-quality SEO manipulation.
  4. Zitron criticizes social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram for being overwhelmed by advertisements, interrupting user experience, and testing how much annoyance users will tolerate before leaving the platform.
  5. Lastly, he criticizes Twitter’s degradation due to a surge of spam and bot activity, as well as how billionaire Elon Musk is mishandling the platform. Zitron believes that the spam, scams, and manipulative content have harmed the platform’s overall quality and user experience.

 

Source: https://wheresyoured.at/p/the-internet-is-already-broken 

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