"Cory Doctorow coined the term "enshittification" to describe how internet platforms inevitably decay, prioritizing advertisers and shareholders over users who made them successful in the first place. What begins as a useful service gradually transforms into an advertising delivery system wrapped around minimal functionality. Websites that once loaded instantly now take seconds to render as they auction off your attention to the highest bidder. Social media feeds become algorithmic nightmares designed to maximize engagement with sponsored content rather than connections with actual people."
"The Raspberry Pi Zero 2W running Pi-hole software represents a practical form of digital self-defense that costs less than $30 and works continuously in the background. This tiny computer sits on your home network and blocks advertising domains before they reach your devices, creating a cleaner internet experience across phones, tablets, computers, and smart TVs simultaneously. Adding Tailscale extends this protection beyond your home, ensuring that your browsing remains uncluttered whether you're traveling or working remotely."
Internet platforms progressively prioritize advertisers and shareholders over users, transforming useful services into advertising delivery systems and algorithmic feeds that prioritize sponsored engagement. Users' attention is auctioned to the highest bidder, turning fast-loading sites into slow ad-laden pages and social feeds into engagement-optimized content streams. Controlling personal infrastructure prevents this degradation. A Raspberry Pi Zero 2W running Pi-hole blocks advertising domains at the network level, protecting all devices on a home network and producing cleaner, faster browsing. Adding Tailscale allows the same protection while away from home. The hardware is inexpensive, energy-efficient, compact, and simple to set up without programming skills.
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