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7 months agoEven browsing existing small to medium sized sites has become such a chore, with all these verifications and rate limiters as part of the anti AI scraper effort.
So many cloudflare verification checkboxes. So many Google sign ins. So many cross site cookies and tracking for even basic functionality.
Care about privacy and restrict browsing data even a little? Captcha hell.
This seems to be the exact direction China is going in.
In major cities, there are increasingly more smart mailbox/parcel pickup points in apartments and central areas. These aren’t “forced,” but so many essential services are locked behind these private tech platforms.
Originally designed for food delivery drop offs, but you can use them as a mailbox as well.