I have grown to love the word enshittifcation. I've personally found that it goes well beyond digital spaces and has become pervasive in nearly every aspect of life. It feels as though corporations consistently reach a size where their focus shifts entirely from consumers interest, to profit maximization.

This section reminds of a kerfuffle from a year or so ago. YouTube finally started to crackdown on the use of Ad Blockers. I'm personally a big fan of them. A large section of the community banded together and continually worked on free patches and updates to keep their ad blockers functional -- likewise, the community would repeatedly share when updates were available. Likewise, they would share when certain blockers stopped working, and pointed users towards whichever was currently functional.

I find AI Slop is becoming a much more prominent problem on YouTube. I'm old enough to remember YouTube being launched in 2005. Watching the progression of personality made content to AI generated content has been sad and terrifying to say the least. Though, I'm unsure, I think there are also some monetary connotations to this with things like Ad Sense. What exactly is the protocol in place for users using AI to create content and collect ad revenue?