Hehe, denial of service for no reason beyond forced data collection is so quirky! Yeah, capitalism is squeezing the life out of modern culture, but in a fun way!
this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
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We can't even browse products in some online shops anymore without a login. That's so infuriating.
What?! Some sites have been going the route of buying without an account for some time now.. I hope people going "Hell nah" will make them rethink or shut down.
I hope people going "Hell nah" will make them rethink or shut down
This is nothing new, and that won't happen, unfortunately.
for no reason beyond forced data collection
Meh. It's to prevent bots and spam also.
If this sort of thing only popped up when posting comments, then sure. If it's to VIEW the damn site, that will only affect actual people.
Except the act of viewing the site is ingesting data.
Not sure how forced account creation would help with either of those. Both are only problems when they already have accounts.
Not sure how forced account creation would help with either of those.
Because in order to get an account, you have to pass tests designed to tell if you're a bot.
So people that don't want accounts should be forced to get an account because they might be a bot (that, notably, can't do anything without an account) so they can be filtered out and denied an account that they didn't want in the first place? Do you really not see the issue with what you're saying?
Do you really not see the issue with what you're saying?
I don't know where you got the idea that I have no issue with this. I'm just saying it's not purely malicious as you said.
So you don't see. Got it.
So you just want to be angry for no reason. Got it.
Bots can create accounts too. If it indeed was to prevent bots, they would just ask for a captcha test to continue browsing
Whoa whoa, you didn't do it?! But, it might be the best decision you make in your life!
Tumblr is the poster child for terrible ideas on how to run an internet business.
I think there are many others one could point to more accurately, including Yahoo who purchased and then resold tumblr.
While Tumblr has made a lot of changes, some of which were walked back, they are still a well used and beloved site today. There are many now-dead or barely alive behemoth Internet companies that are better examples of "poster child for running a terrible Internet business" imo.
After they got rid of all the porn they last a vast majority of their traffic. Now they're basically a Taylor Swift fan club catering to a very small but dedicated fan base barely enough to keep the lights on.
They are husk of their former self.
You can block the elements with ublock and the page loads just fine, in case anyone wanted to look through Tumblr without an account
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What do you think asshole design means, exactly?
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Still asshole design though. Why do they need my personal information (in this case an email) for me to be able to see public posts?
It's all serving the same base design, so the distinction seems a bit moot, imo.
I hate those