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Peloton is adding a $95 activation fee for secondhand machines
(www.theverge.com)
The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
Just get a normal bike. If you really need to ride indoors, get a turbo trainer. At least you have a bike you can use in and outdoors.