enshittification is an inevitable late stage consequence
Maybe, but I don't think it is. Enshittification is a direct result of our tax policy that encourages cashing out, only looks at the short term, and requires constant growth.
There was a time when companies built a reputation and held onto it for a hundred years. We could go back to that.
You do have to turn off battery saver for the background process. Phones tend to not like background processes. That would cause the behavior you're seeing.
Settings > Apps > App battery usage > Immich > Set to "unrestricted"
Also I have mine set to a ten minute delay, maybe that's why I haven't noticed. Maybe try adding a small delay to the load?
(Primarily I wanted a chance to delete photos before they uploaded.)
This is me, laughing at your comment as a bald eagle clutching an assault rifle flies over and shits simultaneously on my head and the idea of public transit.
That's reductive and wrong.
Keeping their jobs, maybe. Avoiding the accusations of "deep state", no matter how justified they might be in taking action.