Things like this give us enshitification. When the consumer has no understanding of what they're buying, they have to take corporations at their word that new "features" are actually beneficial, when they're mostly beneficial to the seller.
Kind of like how an ignorant electorate makes for a poor democracy, an ignorant consumer base makes for a poor free market.
Kind of like how an ignorant electorate makes for a poor democracy, an ignorant consumer base makes for a poor free market.