I realize Pocket was intended as a way to generate revenue to keep the browser going; but, it always seemed like a feature in search of a purpose. Ok ya, I could save a page/article/etc. And then what? If I wanted to be able to find something again, I could bookmark it. If that bookmark ever died, I’d pull it up on archive.org. I guess it was like bookmark syncing on steroids, but meh.

I never even knew Fakespot existed, so I can’t comment there. Though, maybe that lack of awareness demonstrates a failure to get the feature well advertised. Though again, maybe that’s my fault as I aggressively avoid advertisements.

I feel sorry for the folks who worked on these products, whose work will mostly go in the dustbin of history. But, I also won’t mind having to dig that pocket icon off my toolbar on every new install.