> It's really unfortunate for the internet to become less friendly to signed-out users

The internet as defined by these megacorps is impossible to use without accounts and I'm just so over it. I don't really use any of these megacorps' products and it's still just exhausting. The other day, I tried to create a youtube account for the first time (a bunch of videos were age restricted???) and it wouldn't let me. It expected me to have a smart phone. I ran into an issue trying to create a facebook account where after I filled in all the details requested, it said it "couldn't find an account" for me. I was trying to create one, so, well, obviously. I'm not sure I even want to know what the hell it meant by not being able to "find an account".

Some of the biggest (and worst) websites can't be used without an account. Apparently I can't create an account, either. I was just trying to watch fucking educational videos and finally relent to being looped in with community groups who unfortunately use facebook to coordinate everything.

I've not used google search in years, but it's all the same bullshit.

I'm so tired.