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So much of technology today is being used to “make things easier” and more streamlined. But for who?

A Mastodon user expressed frustration with an "e-landing card" system implemented in a country they are visiting. They found the online form took significantly longer to complete than a traditional paper version, which could be filled out in under two minutes. The user characterized this shift of workload to the customer as a form of "enshittification" and questioned the true beneficiaries of such technological advancements. AI

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IMPACT Niche tooling improvement; minimal industry-wide impact.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal anecdote about technology usability, not a significant industry event or development.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    So much of technology today is being used to “make things easier” and more streamlined. But for who? The country we’re now visiting implemented an “e-landing ca

    So much of technology today is being used to “make things easier” and more streamlined. But for who? The country we’re now visiting implemented an “e-landing card” process, resulting in a lot of extra work for the traveler. It took about 20 minutes to complete the online form. I …