The internet is becoming more stressful and unlikeable — with AI slop and data leaks to blame
THE SO WHAT
User fatigue with "AI slop" and data harvesting is creating a willingness to pay for cleaner, lower-noise experiences. For consumer products, this is a prompt to differentiate on curation and privacy — not just more algorithmic feed — and to test paid tiers that explicitly promise less automation, not more.
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