Digital Russian roulette was a great way to describe it. People shouldn’t be held hostage on the whims of Apple faceless system. We pay for our products. Taking them away after they have been paid for, and with no genuine reason is theft.
This isn’t really the fault of the average decent American. Many good people have slept walked the country into this situation but miniuplation by tech and the rich has a big part of this. Many are now still likely in denial and don’t know how to fight it.
I think the question is really where is the line for them? Immigrants? The unemployed? Elders?
I hate AI however my sympathy for these guys is not high. Most of them have been plagiarising one another for years, scalping users data and pushing their monitized drivel with a recipe as a footer.
Weirdly it’s one of the few uses I would employ AI for. Give me a recipes for abc# must have high ratings. I k ow that is what our search engines should do…but don’t due to the SEO tactics and monitising the net. These people employed the dog that’s now biting them.
Unfortunately people are too addicted to stuff and tolerant of the rich and greedy to push back. Ads are accepted, along with the many other ills of consumerism and overreach.
Unfortunately you are relying on everyone being a good driver to keep you safe. It’s surprising how many people don’t understand simple concepts such as the impact of speed or stopping distances…or choose to ignore the consequences.
Digital Russian roulette was a great way to describe it. People shouldn’t be held hostage on the whims of Apple faceless system. We pay for our products. Taking them away after they have been paid for, and with no genuine reason is theft.