I can see Apps going the way of email in public sentiment, ie associated with boring and tedious admin.
Want shifts at work, get an app
Look at your payslip, there's another app
Booking time off, that's yet another app
Hospital appointment, get an app to see the details.
Appointment at a different hospital, that'll be different app
Oh you want to see your GP, there's an app
APPS NEED TO FUCK OFF
#rant
It's already like that. Even the checkout lady at the grocery store wants to know if I have the app.
“There’s an app for that” marketing got the masses.
I think many people now don't know how to use a browser, anymore. Which is ironic, since so many apps are just PWAs. 😂
Means everyone gets their Internet completely prechewed and filtered. Even worse than the search engine mania.
You certainly know how to leave it in someone’s head - “prechewed Internet”. 🤢 🤣
I don't know how prevalent appfatigue is in the general public tho lol. But I'm tired af
I'm not really a fan of apps but you should always preference fragmentation over centralisation when you are in a low trust environment.
We are in a low trust environment.
There's an app for that.
If your company really cared about my privacy they would offer me a website instead of an app that steals all my personal data.
Yes that is the cycle of enshitification playing out
