It was May 13, 2024 when the sky opened up and the gods deigned to bless us with a grand proclamation: a private equity firm was to swoop in and save

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2024-07-08 12:00:08

It was May 13, 2024 when the sky opened up and the gods deigned to bless us with a grand proclamation: a private equity firm was to swoop in and save Squarespace from the perils of public trading. What news! Private equity! My two favorite words right after frontal lobotomy! It was May 13, 2024 when I realized my time with Squarespace was through. After over a decade of building websites with them. Failed blogs and failed podcasts and failed businesses. Now, the failure of Capitalism made it clear that it was finally time to move on.

Lest anyone accuse me of rampant cynicism (fuck you), let it be known that I have spent a lot of time championing Squarespace while simultaneously watching it morph itself from a product focused on blogs and portfolios into an e-commerce behemoth that wants to be the Internet's business singularity. What used to be a company who filled podcasts and YouTube videos to the brim with ad reads opining about freedom, flexibility, and creativity, has now replaced those spots with calls to action enticing you to monetize your entire existence.

BURDEN YOURSELF WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT A VISITOR PUT ONE OF YOUR PHOTOS INTO THEIR CART BUT DIDN'T FUCKING BUY IT WITH SQUARESPACE.