Yes: We need structural remedies, not individuals opting out. But please tell me what your implied “gotcha” is supposed to be.

I hate to break it to you, but your personal consumption choices will not make a meaningful difference to the amount of enshittification you experience in your life.

Now the real question is: Will it also let me bypass UK age-gating on the web?

Because workers, and not just bosses, will get a say in where, when, and how technology is introduced. That’s what the Hollywood writers’ strike was largely about, and they won important restrictions on the use of AI, as did the screen actors guild.

Yes, aligning your contract to expire at the same time as those of other unions does in fact give you more leverage than striking in isolation.

Screw voting with your wallet; consumer-based solutions will never work. Unionize your workplace instead.