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Re:Instagram no longer allows people without an account to v... by anonymousab on Thursday April 23, 2020 @02:51PM (#22959582)
I sometimes start to wonder how many of the people spewing these "we're ensuring you have the best experience by forcing you to use [some arbitrary, hated experience] exclusively" lines actually believe them.
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Re:Instagram no longer allows people without an account to v... by itronitron on Thursday April 23, 2020 @03:47PM (#22960325)
'the best experience' among what options?

They probably believe it is the best experience within the set of options they considered, and where that set excludes the current user experience.

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Re:Instagram no longer allows people without an account to v... by neltnerb on Thursday April 23, 2020 @03:12PM (#22959874)
I might be underestimating their ability to lie, but I'd imagine they think the statement is true even if it's still a lie of omission (that it's not the main reason).
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