But to be fair, we should be aware of how much we're to blame it, with our insistence on getting something for nothing on all fronts, so legit sources can't stay in business by the kids of legit men's we would like. (Does Doctorow's writing on enshittification cover this dynamic?) 5/5

On the enshittification principle, one expects the genAI providers to turn their product into something you have to be on guard against commercially as well in veracity. 4/

The commercial angle detracts especially from audio/video presentation because of how much time we the audience spend waiting out (or trying to skip) the plug so we can get to some content. 3/

Finding knowledgeable but disinterested advice is not so easy, right? You have to be on guard in everything you read and consume for the underlying agenda. "What is the person writing this web page trying to sell me?" 2/

Heather Cox Richardson has invoked the massive political realignment of the 1850s in discussing the current era. This would fit that pattern.