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It is endlessly frustrating that companies have universally decided that they won't let people say "no" to stuff, ever. There are no longer options to reject stupid-ass new "features", only postponement until next time you open the app/website/program. They'll continue pestering you for the rest of your life. I realize that my frustration may be a little over-zealous, but we deal with these interfaces dozens of times per day and this is user hostile behavior. There isn't really an option to just use another service or program, since the entire technology landscape has been commandeered by a few major corporations, and they all enact the same shitty things as a group.

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[โ€“] grue@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So what "other option" do I have to stop my kid's ClassDojo app from badgering me to "upgrade" to "plus?"

Keep in mind that it's the public school system that chose to use ClassDojo, not me.

And that's only one out of about half a dozen shitty third-party services with shitty ToSs that the school system has tried to push on me in the last week!

[โ€“] Grouchy@lemmy.grouchysysadmin.com -1 points 1 year ago

There's always options.

  • Refuse to use the applications and consult with the school board with your concerns. Involve other parents and start a movement.
  • Use a different local school system. Is there a local private school that's better?
  • Home schooling is another option.

I'm not saying any of those are easy options. In fact, you may have no good options today. But you don't need to stay that way forever. Explore what options you could have next year, or the year after. What can you work toward?

At the end of the day, the more everybody gives in and allows the abuse to happen, the move it will be normalized and accepted. If you don't like what is happening, then make changes in what you accept in your life.