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A Day in the Life of an Enshittificator (vimeo.com)
submitted 20 hours ago by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Breaking Free.

In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved into enshittification and how to resist it. The report shows how this phenomenon affects both consumers and society at large, but that it is possible to turn the tide. Together with more than 70 consumer groups and other actors in Europe and the US, we are sending letter to policymakers in the EU/EEA, UK and the US.

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[–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 21 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Weirdest thing about this is that it would actually be comforting to me if there was a villain executing an elaborate plan. Instead it's just greed that drives it. You put a regular joe through business school, give em a CEO position with shareholders breathing down their neck and they'll start pushing shit down their customers throats in no time.

[–] JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

Yeah - if there was a villain, we could build companies without villains. But since entshittification seems to be endemic, you can't trust anybody. That nice cool startup claiming to "don't be evil"? Wait a few years, change out some people and it will totally be doing evil things.

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@quokk.au 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Wouldn't that make greed itself the villain? Turns out following a socioeconomic philosophy that can be boiled down to "Greed is Good" leads to deliberatively exploitative and harmful outcomes, even for the "winners."

[–] NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Unchecked capitalism is just as bad as communism. Capitalism kept in check by proper regulations is good. That demands a well functioning democracy however, and is unfortunately quite rare.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago

And solid intitutions and regulations.

[–] fierysparrow89@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It occurred to me that what the US and even UK call capitalism is a lie, ie. their system is not capitalism. IIRC "market forces" and "equal chances" somehow play a central role in the economic definition of it. In reality these forces are distorted by tariffs, subsidies, nepotism, legalized extortion and the general repression of equal chances.

Edit: forgot to mention subsidies