As a parent I can confirm this is true. Lots of AI slop. But probably even more weird, random, quick-fire meme shorts. Although those two categories are rapidly bleeding together into one massive clusterfuck.
My oldest frequently says "gen alpha is so cooked!" due to all the meme and AI slop. Which considering he is gen alpha is both insightful and disturbing.
For those who don't know: Lower-grade, steady lead poisoning stunts emotional and intellectual development. So it results in reactionary people with limited critical thinking skills and resentment towards science and academia.
Doesn't this clown supposedly have a law degree from Yale? And a poli-sci degree too? How the fuck do you have those two degrees from American universities without understanding a high school level concept like the branches of the US government? Were they just handing out degrees to him like candy on Halloween?
At this point I don't know why anyone is buying those death-traps. For me any benefit from the self-driving feature is outweighed by the safety and poor build quality issues.
And when a bunch of the people slated for relocation can't move because of family/finance obligations... "Oh dear, I guess we'll have to let you go and replace you with one of the maga fanatics who signed up back in 2024 to work for the federal government!"
This is so obviously an exercise in packing government agencies/departments with loyalists. Professional expertise or competence be damned.
I started using it right after they launched their streaming service. Back then it was awesome. No ads, nice UI, and lots of great content, so for a good price.
But that was a long time ago.
I cancelled my subscription several months ago. And I should have done it much sooner. The difference between what is was way back in the day and what it is now is jarring.
I think a lot of people keep paying for nostalgia reasons, and because of a futile hope that Netflix might somehow go back to that earlier version. In retrospect I think that was a big part of why I kept my subscription for as long as I did (which was obviously a mistake on my part).
Now, the company says it imagines an "Uber-type of setup" to fill their ranks, with gig workers logging in remotely to argue with customers from the comfort of their own homes.
So they're using their spectacular failure as a chance to exploit their new 'employees' via the gig economy.
Fuck them. They have learned nothing about respect or decency, and I hope they continue to crash and burn.
TIL Ghostery had their own browser.