That’s just called malware

I’m much younger than you think I am

Three or four years at this point, so technically not including some of the ridiculous inflation, but the cost of living in that area has barely increased. Rent is $900 on average there right now, so if you’re pulling in 25 an hour you’re making plenty to live alone relatively comfortably

Yes. When I lived out there I would’ve killed for 25 an hour. I was making 7.50 an hour and with a roommate I lived pretty okay. At 25 I could’ve lived alone and still saved

I was slightly exaggerating sure, but 25 an hour outside of a city is a lot of money.

Define “the US” because 25 an hour is living a life of luxury in much of the US that’s not a major city

Customers get charged for maintenance between the ISP and their house

They really don’t, customers get charged what they need to be charged to support the network, not just the last mile to your house. Companies don’t get internet connectivity for free, either, paying significantly more than consumers at every turn

That’s… why they charge customers fees

So being recommended videos is bad now? Dam

That’s kinda the point

Oh man, the absolute horror of being told about new features! The absolute abject tragedy!

It was probably shown to you in a banner that looked like an ad that you closed out /s

I mean, I like being told about new features rather than needing to discover them myself twenty months after they came into existence

Have you even used Lemmy for anything except meme reposts?

To be fair, most people aren’t driving across the US on an even yearly basis, if ever in their lives.

You don’t have to bother with GDPR until you’re a certain size company