theory: friendslop as makeshift digital third spaces (or fifth space)
and now that the consumer product cycle is shortening to <1y, people are more willing to give up quality to churn
and this is entirely voluntary, the market segment exists for good-fast, but only if you pay the premium (eg opus 4.8 vs ds4-flash)
this vid is so needlessly smarmy and bad faith it makes tedk look reasonable
