I agree that on an individual level, developers may be just following an industry-trend path of least resistance. The trend is putting the developer first.
But as a general phenomenon, it's exploitative. The goal is to capture as much of the user's time, attention, and data as possible.
Sometimes I feel silly for prioritizing FOSS highly, but sometimes not. At least I don't ever put up with this kind of stuff.
I agree that on an individual level, developers may be just following an industry-trend path of least resistance. The trend is putting the developer first.
But as a general phenomenon, it's exploitative. The goal is to capture as much of the user's time, attention, and data as possible.
Sometimes I feel silly for prioritizing FOSS highly, but sometimes not. At least I don't ever put up with this kind of stuff.