The web's becoming almost unusable. I know, we all complain lately, but I need to vent too.
Partly it's search that ignores much of your input (can't exclude terms anymore) and sites with junk generated content.
Trying to replace a macOS-compatible gizmo, but all hits are just Android/iOS based - many explicitly *not* laptop/desktop compatible; all needing a custom apps to work.
Tried to find reviews, but all are astroturf fake reviews from sellers.
The Internet is Dying: AI, Bots, and The End of Human Content
"The internet was once a vast digital frontier of endless human created content. The World Wide Web connected us, until corporations decided their profit margins mattered more than Tim Berners-Lee's vision of an open web. Now we're trapped on the same few websites, force fed algorithmic content and AI generated slop. From bot armies manipulating conversations to AI generated content flooding every platform, the internet we once knew is disappearing."