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What the F is up with IMDB? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Just wanted to check some user reviews for a serie, now IMDB forces me to create an account. Such bullshit to read some reviews. No fucking way. Fuck corporate enshittification. Fuck IMDB. Fuck Amazon.

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[โ€“] 38 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Yep. Found that out a couple weeks ago for the same reason. I'm not giving them my data just to read some reviews. There's literally no reason to hide those behind a login other than to harvest your info and viewing habits.

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  • [โ€“] 18 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    But they already have your info and habits, that's all pretty easy to gather with ip logs and cookies. They want even more, and they want you to have to ask them to delete it

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    Amazon already knows everything about you from your buying habits, down to menstrual cycles and toilet cleaning. What's your favourite films on top of it?

    (I hate Amazon, finally deleted my decades old IMDb account a while back. Now if only I could rid myself of Amazon... They've not fulfilled a single order for me correctly since 2020 so it's not even the ease that counts any more... One day!)

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Do it now. You will not regret it. There are alternatives for everything. Including just doing less online shopping.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago

    Preach! For sure, been cutting down as much as possible. It helps that prices are thru the roof and I don't need a lot.

    I've always been a major thrifter, almost everything I own is second hand or hand me down, but I also happen to enjoy collecting, which is where the online element sometimes comes in.

    Don't get me wrong, I've only ordered from Amazon less than a dozen times, never had Prime, and most of my purchases have always been local.

    I honestly love that folks are trying to wean off the toxic teat that is US technocracy. I can jive with it.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    LOL stop crying when you still support them.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    If you don't like the discussion, you can skip it :) I think it's better to vocalize the issue so we can look at it together.

    I personally boycotted Amazon for several years around the 2020s before resorting to purchases I felt I needed and couldn't get elsewhere.

    After being burned so many times, I've certainly reconsidered my wants and needs overall - if Amazon is the only way, do I need it at all?

    If you don't think that's anything, I don't know what to tell ya.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 6 months ago

    purchases I felt I needed

    I'm sorry but I feel that's a weak excuse.
    Especially if you say you only want to quit now because you don't like their service.

    I see this a lot with americans, they have little motivation or conviction.
    The political situation is a good example.
    They can barely get themselves to do a half-assed one day strike.
    While in Europe we strike for days and burn the streets fif they even think about doing a fraction of the shit your regime does.
    The No Kings BS, not buying from Wallmart for a day and other embarrassing and futile acts will not do anything.
    You have a mentality problem.
    And it's only going to get worse until you all grow a spine.
    I wish you good luck (sorry if it sounds hard but it needs to be said)

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