Enshittification

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What is enshittification?

The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

The lifecycle of Big Internet

We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.

Embrace, extend and extinguish

We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.

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So like, the complete opposite of what we need? (lemmy.world)

submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) by Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world to c/enshittification@lemmy.world

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Cant imagine making 30 k a year and having to pay even 1600 in taxes. This is saying it will increase that much.

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[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world -2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah… being nonviolent absolutely is a virtue. A pretty simple one at that. So I’m hoping the signal is loud and clear. And human history? Really? We used to use the practice of trepanning to release evil spirits from one’s head. Doctors once prescribed cigarettes to patients. History is a bad example to use to justify the present.

And lastly, you have the nerve to tell me to be better while you try and justify acts of violence?

Be better indeed- and evolve while you’re at it.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

What acts of violence have they committed?